WOODY: WE’RE FIGHTING FOR OUR LIVES

JONATHAN WOODGATE has accused his relegation-threatened Boro players of becoming “complacent”.

The rookie coach fired a warning to his squad saying they need to adopt a “fight for your life” mentality ahead of a clash with promotion-chasing Leeds.

Middlesbrough lost to Barnsley at the weekend plunging them deep into

Reading

vstrengthens the confidence. We need to be promoted. A win means promotion. The final evaluation of this Leeds team depends on whether we are promoted or not.”

Key man Kalvin Phillips has been linked with an England call-up. Bielsa (above) said: “Phillips, England?

“It is something Leeds, the club, himself and his team-mates would be proud to see. If that happens, it is not easy to get.

“I worked as a national team manager in Argentina and Chile. I didn’t like other managers saying which players the national team should play! I don’t want to make this mistake.” trouble in the Championship. They’ve not won since New Year’s Day and are just three points above the drop zone.

Woodgate said: “Maybe we got a bit complacent. Maybe we thought we were already clear. I didn’t. I never thought we were clear even when it was 10 points. We are still right in it.

“Now we are fighting for our lives.”

Wigan 8pm

WIGAN skipper Sam Morsy is confident the club can haul themselves out of the relegation zone.

“It’s a challenge, it’s one we were involved in last season and we came through it,” said Morsy (right), ahead of tonight’s away clash with Reading.

“I’d be lying if I said it

was nice to be down there. But we need to keep chipping away, keep getting the results.

“We’ve got to play the teams around us and they’re going to be really big games.” The Latics remain in the bottom three, but

Morsy added: “When we do survive it’s going to feel amazing – like a promotion.”