“The home side were deservedly booed off at the break and came out for the second half looking to claw themselves back into the game.
But Cardiff coped with everything they threw at them.
Downing saw one effort go just wide on the hour after Hasselbaink gave away a free-kick just outside the box for handball.
But Boro lacked ideas, much to the frustration of the home supporters, some of whom decided they had seen enough with 20 minutes still to go”
A write up of Gareth Southgate’s Middlesbrough team against Cardiff.
You could pretty much replace that with the names of England players and the team names and it would be identical to how England performances are under him.