The manner of the victory, the performance overall and the attitude of the players were the three big positives Chris Wilder took from his side's impressive 3-0 win over Morecambe on Tuesday evening.
Boro controlled the game and were resounding winners as they looked very ready for the new season as it draws ever closer. Marcus Tavernier, Matt Crooks and Riley McGree were the goalscorers, all profiting from the excellent Ryan Giles who assisted all three of the first-half goals.
It was a dominant display from Boro which included some really neat, flowing football and proved the perfect response to the disappointing performance last time out against Braga in Portugal.
Boro impressive in a controlled and dominant victory at Morecambe Offering his verdict after, Wilder said: “The mentality of the game set by the players from the first minute was great.