Aitor Karanka is drawing on passion from the stands this week, with the Head Coach calling for the Boro fans to play the 12th man in the upcoming home games , starting with Huddersfield on Tuesday.





Boro returned from the international break with a win over Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road last Friday and moved back up to second in the Championship table.





There are now three home games on the bounce to look forward to in the shape of Huddersfield, Preston, and Reading.





A packed-out Riverside watched Karanka's side beat Hull City in the last minute before the international break and the Head Coach is hoping for the same again against the Terriers on Tuesday (7.45pm).





"I said before Hull and I want to say it again that our crowd's support can be massive for us this week and at the game on Tuesday," said Karanka.





"They have been our 12th man all season and they were against Hull - for that reason we scored in the last moment.





"We need the best from them because we have five games left at home and all of them are going to be really, really tough."





Karanka's side have been excellent on home soil this season, with just two league defeats recorded at the Riverside since September.





But the Head Coach is refusing to be drawn on what may or may not happen and is keeping his focus solely on Huddersfield.





"The main thing for me is the game against Huddersfield," he said.





"A lot could happen in this week so for that reason I don't want to think about what might happen against Reading next week because we have a game on Tuesday.





"When we have expected easier games and 12 points we've lost, so let's just focus on Huddersfield.





"After the game against QPR and Hull we have eight games to go. Every game is massive and every single point will be massive.





"There is Burnley, Brighton, Hull and us so all fighting so it's going to be really tough until the end."







