They couldn't have lost their manager at a worst time. I think this knocked the stuffing out of them. They didn't really look up for it, neither did McClaren. What a pity.

I blame the English media. They hounded Big Phil, this pressurised the FA, then they started hounding Steve. How could he possibly concentrate on matters in hand? In normal circumstanaces, Middlesbrough might have lost or won against Seville, but there's not four goals between them, either way.

However, congrats to Sevilla. I visited this beautiful city in January and loved it.