Football Daily 72+ EFL Pod: Hodgson returns & Vale fixture concerns
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Apr 1, 2026 Tommy Smith, Middlesbrough loans manager and EFL analyst, shares inside perspectives on Middlesbrough and the wider league. They dissect Millwall’s push for automatic promotion. They debate Roy Hodgson’s short-term Bristol City hire and Port Vale’s fixture congestion worries ahead of a big FA Cup trip.
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Millwall Can Play Freely At Riverside
- Millwall approach the Riverside game with less to lose and can play more freely.
- Jobi McAnuff noted Millwall's second-half display vs Ipswich gives them momentum to attack Middlesbrough away.
Use Breaks To Reset A Promotion Push
- Middlesbrough need a calm, experienced reset after a poor run rather than panic.
- Tommy Smith argued the international break offered a timely chance to reflect and refresh before key promotion games.
Chasers Should Attack Not Protect
- Being a chaser changes mindset toward attacking rather than protecting a position.
- Jobi McAnuff contrasted Reading's promotion mindset with Middlesbrough's apparent nervousness and missing key player Hayden Hackney.