00:00Kim Helberg has described the Spygate controversy surrounding Middlesbrough's championship playoff defeats to Southampton as disgraceful and admitted that the
00:13situation has broken his heart.
00:15The allegations emerged after a member of Southampton's coaching staff was reportedly caught in a bush attempting to watch a
00:25Middlesbrough training session before the semi-final clash.
00:31Following a tense goalless first leg, Southampton secured a dramatic 2-1 aggregate victory after Shea Charles scored a 116th
00:41minute winner, sending the Saints to Wembley for the playoff final on May 23rd.
00:47However, much of the attention after the match focused on the spying claims rather than the game of football itself.
00:56Helberg reflected emotionally on his long journey in coaching, explaining that he had spent 15 years working towards the dream
01:06of reaching the Premier League.
01:10He stressed that the clubs, like Middlesbrough, could not always compete financially with other clubs that have been in the
01:17Premier League more recently and benefited from larger budgets or parachute payments.
01:22So tactical preparations have become their greatest weapon.
01:27Meanwhile, Southampton manager Tonda Ecker walked out of his post-match press conference after repeated questions about the controversy with
01:40the alleged spying.
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