Clem's warning

Stephen Clemence has warned that more away teams are likely to follow Middlesbrough&rsquo&#59;s defensive tactics at the Lane for the rest of the season.<P class=MsoNormal>Terry Venables masterminded Boro&rsquo&#59;s somewhat negative approach to Saturday&rsquo&#59;s game. More often than not there were eight men behind the ball, time was wasted at set-pieces and the play suffocated but it worked &mdash&#59; we were left frustrated and the Teesiders left with another point towards their relegation battle.<P class=MsoNormal>Wing-back Clemence insisted: &ldquo&#59;Teams are going to do that against us.<P class=MsoNormal>&ldquo&#59;If we had scored an early goal&nbsp&#59;or just one goal it might have been a different story but unfortunately we didn&rsquo&#59;t get the goal, they worked very hard and you have to give them credit as well because it is hard the way they set out to play.<P class=MsoNormal>&ldquo&#59;There was a bit of time-wasting and a couple of goals that looked onside on television so that&rsquo&#59;s annoying as well.<P class=MsoNormal>&ldquo&#59;We outplayed them for the 90 minutes and had wave after wave of attacks but they&rsquo&#59;ve set out to defend and got what they wanted in a 0-0 draw.<P class=MsoNormal>&ldquo&#59;The good thing is though sometimes in those games you can get beaten 1-0 and we&rsquo&#59;re still unbeaten at home.&rdquo&#59;<P class=MsoNormal>Southampton are next on Wednesday (December 27, 8pm) and Clemence added: &ldquo&#59;It&rsquo&#59;s a tough game at The Dell. We&rsquo&#59;ve got two away games in Southampton and Ipswich and we&rsquo&#59;ll be aiming to record our first away victory.&rdquo&#59;<P class=MsoNormal>&nbsp&#59;<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p><P class=MsoNormal>&nbsp&#59;<o:p></o:p>