Cambridge United boss Harris backing Charlton Athletic to do well in League One play-offs
Cambridge United boss Neil Harris was left bemoaning his side’s lack of final third quality after Saturday’s 1-0 loss to Charlton Athletic at Abbey Stadium.
Tyreece Campbell’s goal settled the League One contest.
The hosts had a superior xg (expected goals) of 1.11 to 0.47 and also had more touches in the opposition box – 27 to 16.
“I just said to the guys that sometimes it is just levels and the reason why their budget is five times the size of ours,” ex-Millwall manager Harris told Cambridge’s official website. “The ball ends up in the back of your net and we can’t score the other end.
“The majority of football games are won in both boxes. The amount of balls we put into their box or areas we got into, we weren’t good enough is the honest reality.
“They got into our penalty area once – one moment of quality and the ball ends up in the back of our net.
“It is painful today because there was nothing in the game, if not we were the better team. We dominated on the majority of stats apart from the important one – which is goal.”
Harris had revealed in the lead up to the match that he was a “big Nathan Jones fan”.
“I love the way he sets his teams up and the mentality of his teams – I really like it,” the Lions’ all-time record goalscorer told BBC Cambs Sport. “Yes, I’m not the biggest Charlton Athletic fan, it is safe to say, but that is just sporting rivalry built up over many years.
“Charlton have had a brilliant season and they are going to be in the play-offs – I really fancy them to do well in them. They have got an excellent squad and built it really early.”
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