Boro have something of a defensive concern for the start of the new season.
Emanuel Pogatetz is the latest victim of the Boro injury curse, he is today undergoing an operation to correct a knee injury that will probably see him miss several games at the start of next season. Whilst Gareth Southgate is remaining hopeful of only losing England
international defender, Jonathan Woodgate, for the first 2 weeks of the season after he sustained an injury picked up during the summer. Meanwhile Chris Riggott is also set to miss the start of the new season with a badly bruised foot, long suffering German defender Robert Huth is still recovering from an ankle problem that has hampered his Boro career since joining from Chelsea last season and injury-prone youngster, Matthew Bates, will again be out of action for several months after a cruciate injury picked up during the pre-season win over Darlington. All these injuries mean that Southgate's back four will pick itself with only Andrew Davies and David Wheater fit to play in the centre-back position, the latter of whom has had a positive pre-season and has looked sharp and ready to challenge for his 1st team place, at least whilst 1st choice Pogatetz and Woodgate are out.
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