Middlesbrough are in 18th place in the Championship 10 games into the new season.
“We’re right behind the manager,” he told the Sun.
“He is a proud man and that’s why he has got to where he has in his career. He doesn’t let things affect him.
“We’re in this together and, as a group of players and staff, we must get out of this situation.
“We can’t keep making excuses and be relying on good fortune. I don’t think we’re far away but we could do with a turning point.”
