'We're loving it, we're embracing it and we believe in ourselves'

AIDAN Morris says he and the Middlesbrough players are embracing the “tough” and “tense” play-off race, insisting they believe in themselves to achieve their goals this season.

- By CRAIG JOHNS [e-mail] @craig_johns

With five games remaining, Boro are now two points outside the top six after Tuesday night's defeat to Leeds United. But with things so tight, the play-off race picture is changing from game to game, with six sides still realistically challenging for the two remaining spots so late on in the season.

On his first experience of a Championship run-in, Morris told CBS Sports: “Things are going well. It’s the fun part of the season. Times are tense right now, but these are the moments we play for. I'm loving it. There's just so much culture and history with soccer here. With that history comes an expected standard.

“For this club, that's to be in the Premier League. We have so much talent and so much quality in the squad, so I feel that we can achieve to achieve that.