Woodgate Itching For Newcastle Reunion

By Betting Zone
October 25 2006

Middlesbrough's on-loan defender Jonathan Woodgate is fit and ready for Sunday's north-east derby with Newcastle. The 26-year-old is now back in full training, and took part in a heavy double session on the Riverside pitch yesterday.

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The Middlesbrough-born centre-back would love to have the opportunity to line up against his former club at the Riverside after missing the 2-1 win against Everton last weekend after picking up a knock in training.

Woodgate, who played for Newcastle in their only Premiership defeat at the Riverside when Boro won 1-0 thanks to a Geremi header three years ago, said: "I am fine. I have trained hard for the last two days and, with all the physical work I did last week, I am okay.

"I would expect to be back in the squad for Sunday's derby against Newcastle."

The form of Austrian international Emanuel Pogatetz, allied to a stunning debut by German Robert Huth against Everton, means manager Gareth Southgate is by no means certain to pitch Woodgate straight back into his starting line-up.

The fans will expect Woodgate to play, but Southgate faces a very difficult poser in deciding which of the trio to omit.

Woodgate said: "I'm back in the squad again and Chris Riggott is not too far away so we've lot a lot of lads competing for the centre-back positions.

"But we have a lot of competition all over the team, and that's how it should be.

"We've got it at centre-back, but we've got it at right-back and left-back and all over.

"It's good that everybody has to fight for their place and I am no different to everybody else.

"It's up to the manager whether I come straight back into the side. I have no idea whether I will play against Newcastle or not, but I'd love to be involved because nobody wants to miss derby games."

Boro will go into the game as favourites, following their spirited victory against the Toffees, on the same weekend Newcastle were losing at home to Bolton.

However the Magpies have lost just one of their 10 league visits to the Riverside, which Woodgate experienced at first hand.

He said: "I thought the team played exceptionally well against Everton at the weekend and deserved the win.

"It was important to get the three points so that we could pull ourselves up the table a bit.

"That win was massive, really. I don't think the lads were any less confident but the three points have helped a lot.

"We have to carry on the same level of performance if we want to beat Newcastle."

Southgate's new regimented training regime seems to be paying dividends with the Boro players working solidly through two training sessions a day as their former team-mate strives to make them the fittest team in the league.

Woodgate said: "It's been tough because the training has been really intensive but we have all worked hard. We have done everything the gaffer has asked of us.

"It's hard, but it's enjoyable and I look forward to coming into training every day.

"The manager and the coaching staff at Middlesbrough are first class and we know that we need to work as hard as we do.

"We saw what can be achieved after two weeks of hard work before the Everton game."

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