TNS to review Euro disappointment in coming days
Asked whether Harrison would be in charge for their Nathaniel MG Cup encounter against Airbus UK on Saturday, Harried replied: "I would imagine so, unless he doesn't want to be there."Harris sacked Harrison's predecessor Anthony Limbrick following their European Conference League exit in July 2022.That saw Harrison return for his second spell at the club, during which they became the becoming the first Welsh domestic side to play in the group stages of a European competition last season.But defeats by North Macedonian side KF Shkendija and FC Differdange have seen the Saints miss out this time around.
'Not good enough'
Harris said: "Rumours always start about these type of things and we'll digest what's happened, look what the problems may have been and put them right."I've always had confidence in Craig. It's his second time at the club, and he's performed very, very well for us, and I'm sure he'll continue to do that."Harris also expects TNS to recover from their early European given the facilities and squad that has been put together.But there was no hiding Harris' disappointment with the display on Tuesday night."We just weren't good enough, it's as simple as that," he said. "We huffed and puffed, but we didn't perform to the standard that we should do so it's a tough one to take."Considering the players that we've got, I don't think that they probably performed anywhere near what they can do."
'Kick in the stomach'
Harrison has challenged his players to make an immediate recovery from the European loss he described as a "punch on the nose and a kick in the stomach"."I spoke to the lads in the changing room then and we've got to get over this quickly," he said."It's what defines you as people, it's what defines you as characters, what defines you as a football club"Of course we're going to be disappointed, but none of the rubbish, none of the feeling sorry for ourselves. I've got no doubt as time goes on and players settle we'll be up and flying again."
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