Morgan Whittaker has made 34 appearances for Middlesbrough since signing for the club in January [Getty Images]BBCMon, December 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM UTC·2 min readMiddlesbrough winger Morgan Whittaker says the players have proved their resilience amid a change of manager, after they returned to winning ways.
Whittaker scored the winning goal as Boro came from behind to beat Derby County 2-1 in Kim Hellberg's first match in charge.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMiddlesbrough are second in the Championship table, 10 points behind leaders Coventry City and two points ahead of third-placed Millwall.
Ex-boss Rob Edwards left for Wolverhampton Wanderers last month and the club picked up four points from three games with Adi Viveash in temporary charge.
But only Coventry have fewer than Boro's three league defeats from 18 games this season.
"I think that is the difference this season. We are finding ways to win," Whittaker told BBC Radio Tees.
"We can score from set-pieces and we can score from open play and I think that's what is really helping us.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"We know we've got the quality and the resilience to go and perform and keep going like nothing has changed.
"We are the ones that can affect things on the pitch, no matter who is on the side."
Hellberg praised the team's character and the way they fought for each other against Derby and Whittaker believes his new manager has settled in well.
"He's not wanted to change how we play with the ball. He knows our strengths. He knows that we are really good in possession," Whittaker added.
"It's just little changes without the ball, especially the attackers, and then when we lose the ball, being more secure to stop the team transitioning on us."
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBoro have two away games coming up in the Championship, first travelling to Hull City on Friday, before a visit to Charlton Athletic next Tuesday.
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