TONY Parkes picked out Juninho as the greatest threat to Blackburn Rovers' survival hopes at Ewood tonight but dismissed suggestions he might give a special man-marking role to someone.
"I thought Middlesbrough were excellent in the first half at Old Trafford on Monday and Juninho ran riot," he said.
"He's a good type as well as an outstanding player. If someone kicks him, he gets up and gets on with the game and is full of enthusiasm.
"As an opposing manager most would look at Juninho as a big threat and would think if you stop him you have a chance.
"A lot of teams man-mark him and that doesn't happen a lot to players in the Premiership which tells you just how good he is.
"But I don't think we'll be doing that. You need a certain type of player to do it and we don't have one."
Middlesbrough are expected to make just one change from Monday, with fit-again Mikkel Beck replacing Fabrizio Ravanelli. Boro claim injured Ravanelli has a chance for Sunday but is too sore to play tonight. But you never know.
Their team looks set to be: Roberts, Fleming, Pearson, Festa, Blackmore, Stamp, Mustoe, Juninho, Emerson, Hignett, Beck.
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