Boro left-back Neto Borges headed for the away end at full-time at Ashton Gate on Friday night and looked devastated as he stood alone directly in front of the travelling fans.
He was consoled by Michael Carrick, who put a supportive hand on the shoulder of Brazilian before the head coach gestured to the fans that he takes full responsibility for Boro’s slump.
The 2-1 defeat at Bristol City means Boro have now lost five successive Championship games and they could drop into the bottom half of the Championship today.
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“Neto was just bitterly disappointed. It hurts, you can see that on his face,” said Carrick when asked about the full-time scenes after the game.
“He just went over to supporters, he’s gone over, he’s hurt.
“The boys went over to appreciate the support. Again, the support is incredible, to travel so far on a Friday night. It’s amazing really in the situation we’re in.
“The support we’ve had is special. I appreciate that and the players do. I just wanted to go over and show my appreciation.
“I understand the disappointment, I totally understand it, but it doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate the support.
“I wanted to show my appreciation and Neto was doing exactly that. He was disappointed and upset and I was just trying to console him, it just shows how disappointed the boys are.”
