WE NEED TO BE RUTHLESS, HARRIS TELLS HIS PLAY-OFF CHASING BLUEBIRDS
NEIL Harris has urged his Cardiff City side to be ‘ruthless’ and ‘kick other play-off contenders in the teeth’ as the race for the top six reaches crunch point.
Blackburn Rovers come to Cardiff City Stadium tonight and only a win will keep them in the play-off race.
Harris’ Bluebirds put paid to Bristol City’s Premier League aspirations last weekend, securing a 1-0 victory at Ashton Gate which ultimately cost Lee Johnson his job.
The City boss, of course, said he took no joy from seeing another manager lose his job, but his side went into the Severnside derby with victory in mind and a convincing display across the border ensured his side came away with the goods.
Now, though, Harris, whose side have earned 10 points from a possible 12 since football restarted, has Blackburn in his crosshairs and his message is clear and simple: go for the jugular.
“Blackburn have to beat come and beat us, if not they’ve got no chance,” Harris said of the play-off race.
“I think it’s tough for teams below Swansea and Millwall, definitely.
“When we came back from lockdown we were two points adrift, we are now three points clear with a better goal difference. So, we have progressed nicely but there is a long way to go.
“The picture can change in just one set of results.
“That’s why you can only focus on the next game, more so than ever.
“Everyone realises it is literally one game at a time.
“It’s down to us to keep kicking other teams in the teeth by winning games. Because that’s what they are looking for at the moment, they are looking for us not to win to give them a crumb of hope.
“Every time we win a game, another team gets seen off below us. As ruthless as that might sound, that’s how I see it.
“I just want to keep winning games and pushing teams out of it.”
One positive heading into the clash with Rovers is that inform striker Robert Glatzel is back in contention, having missed out at the weekend because of a head injury he sustained against Charlton last week.