‘Difficult to appease everybody’ – Millwall boss Neil Harris on Cardiff City boss pressures as he gets sets for return to former club
Neil Harris only has fond memories of his time in charge of Cardiff City ahead of his first return as an opposition boss on Tuesday night.
Millwall head to Wales looking to build on a dominant 3-1 victory over Preston North End at the weekend.
Harris succeeded Neil Warnock at Cardiff in November 2019 and led them to the Championship play-offs where they lost in the semi-finals to eventual winners Fulham.
He was sacked in January 2021 after a run of six straight defeats.
Asked to look back on his Cardiff spell, Lions head coach Harris said: “Very enjoyable. Strange during Covid times, as well. Vincent Tan was class – an absolute class man. I got on great with him. Great support from above in Ken Choo and Mehmet Dalman.
“I loved it. Obviously we got very, very close to the Premier League – just fell short which was a huge disappointment at the time.
“It is a tough job at Cardiff City and the next manager will find that out as well! It’s very difficult to appease everybody.
“I really look forward to my first return on Tuesday to see some really, really good people.”
Cardiff are looking for a new boss after recently getting rid of Erol Bulot.
Asked if it is an attractive job, Harris said: “It’s the capital of Wales. It is a big football club and you’re brilliantly backed by Vincent. Yeah, it is a really, really good job – but the demand is to get it right.”
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