Your synopsis is correct that it is is better to need a point than a win.
However
They wouldn't go chasing a result if a draw would suffice. I have been watching Chris' teams since he was reserve team coach at Spurs way back in 1995 or 1996, its not his style. He comes from an era where he...
This might be a strange thing to say but I would rather go to Middlesbrough needing a win than a draw to go up. That's because I think this group of players, seem to play better when they need to go chasing a positive result rather that settling for the status quo