Charlton Athletic midfielder Conor Coventry says the facet are all hurting after lacking out on automated promotion from League One.
A 3-0 loss at Wrexham meant it might be the Welsh outfit who earned will play Championship soccer subsequent time period. Solely an Addicks victory would have stored their prime two hopes alive going into the ultimate day of the common season subsequent weekend.
The South Londoners will now should accept a play-off place.
Wrexham raced right into a two-goal lead inside 18 minutes on the Racecourse Floor and by no means seemed again.
Coventry stated: “A troublesome sport, a troublesome place to return. facet, you don’t come second by not being a superb facet.
“We began a bit gradual and gave ourselves loads to do, which is the disappointing factor. We have been all hurting in there.
“I don’t really feel like there was an incredible deal within the sport. We did have a couple of probabilities and perhaps may have created a pair extra clear-cut ones. I don’t assume there was hundreds within the sport.
“I believe it’s simply their begin actually. They began nicely and we let two in. It’s an actual mountain to climb after that.
“When you concentrate on the place we have been in a sure a part of the season, to even be on this place is unbelievable. It doesn’t make it damage any much less in a means.
“We all know we’ve obtained to mud ourselves down now and we’ve obtained an incredible probability to nonetheless go up within the play-offs. We consider within the group and consider in what we will do. We simply should take the constructive of that.
“We need to come within the prime 4 however it’s not important.
“In fact we’d like to have that second leg in entrance of our followers. We really feel so sturdy on the Valley with their backing. I say that, the away followers we’ve had not too long ago have been unbelievable as nicely.
“It’s vital to get again in and get one other win (towards Burton Albion subsequent weekend).
“You strive to not look actually (on the Wrexham celebrations at full-time). Try to preserve your head down and never look what they’re doing.
“In fact, that’s what we would like and that’s what we’re determined for.”
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