Bluebirds boss says his 6ft 3in striker is as good a finisher as he’s ever seen

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Harris admitted: “The importance of subs is huge. We saw it against Leeds. You can’t go game after game with the same players.

“We are starting to see

Robert bear the fruit of the work

I have done with him. He wants to be a success at

Cardiff City.

“His finishing is as good as anybody I’ve worked with, either as a player or a coach. He’s a hungry lad who wants to score goals, and I’m really pleased with him.

“You look at him, a 6ft 3ins striker, and you think, he’s got to head it. But he’s actually a goalscorer, a finisher, a link player who just happens to be tall as well.

“If we can get him competing in an allround game, then he’ll be a real threat.”

On Mendez-Laing, back after a hamstring rupture last December, Harris said: “You are seeing a lad who is playing with a smile on his face. It’s the first time I’ve really seen ‘Mendy’ looking so hungry and fit.

“He’s come back fresh and been a joy to have around the place. I fancied him to score.” Preston’s Ben

Pearson was sad not to get a win in his 150th appearance for the club. He said: “I’m disappointed. When you equalise so quickly, you should really take advantage and at least see the game out as a draw.

“But Cardiff made it difficult for us. They lock on you and play man-to-man.”

Deepdale boss Alex Neil (above, with opposite number Harris) claimed first-half shouts for penalties, the first against Scott Sinclair being “a no-brainer,” the next one against Alan Browne “a definite penalty.”

But he admitted: “We were wasteful at times. For the second goal, there were quite a few who were culpable for not defending properly.”

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