By Betting Zone
December 18 2006

Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate is delighted to have his former Boro defensive partner Colin Cooper as his new right-hand man.

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Cooper will join his former central defensive partner Southgate in the dug-out for Monday's clash with Fulham after Steve Round parted company with the club.

While Cooper's influence increases, Malcolm Crosby will retain his assistant-manager role while Steve Harrison will continue to coach the first-team and Paul Barron will look after the keepers.

Southgate was quick to highlight Cooper's qualities, insisting there'll be no further disruptions at the Riverside.

He said: "I don't think I will be bringing in anybody else from outside.

"I will be involving Colin with the first-team coaching set-up over the coming week and beyond.

"He's somebody I think a tremendous amount of and it's important I have somebody alongside me I'm comfortable with.

"I'm proud to be the manager of Middlesbrough and I know Colin is proud to have been a player and now a coach at the club. He has an affinity for the area.

"He's a very solid guy and somebody I look forward to having alongside me in the dressing room and dug-out."

Round, who has been linked with the vacant manager's job at Hull, parted company with Middlesbrough on Thursday after five-and-a-half years with the club, though his role as a coach within Steve McClaren's England set-up remains unchanged.

He was initially appointed as a coach by McClaren, who worked with him at Derby County and was impressed with his methods.

Round was eventually promoted to assistant-manager level, but was replaced by former Sunderland boss Malcolm Crosby and reverted to first team coaching duties following Southgate's appointment as manager in the summer.

Cooper has been working with Boro's reserve team and will be seen in his more high-profile role on Monday, when the club visit's Fulham for a vital Barclays Premiership clash.

Explaining the motives behind the decision, Southgate said: "I've been here six months, I've had an opportunity to assess lots of things and I feel there's a need for change.

"I felt I needed a bit of a change on the coaching side of things. I think it's important everybody is pulling in the same direction.

"Steve and I had a chat about it and I felt the time was right for some changes to be made.

"I think it's important to make my mark on things and to operate in the way that I want. It's important that things work in the way that I want them to work.

"It's vital that everybody at the club moves in the same direction.

"I'm very grateful for Steve's contribution over the last six months and wish him every success for the future."

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