A HARD-FOUGHT draw at newly-promoted Cardiff was not enough for a confident and in-form Charlton team, according to Michael Morrison.

Tuesday’s 0-0 stalemate in Wales was enough to confirm the Bluebirds as a Premier League side for 2013/14, and also represented another clean sheet on the road for the Addicks’ impressive away log.

Centre-back Morrison, however, insisted after the match the Addicks were worth more than a point on the night.

He said: “The boys put in a hard performance and we’re a bit disappointed in the end as we had a few chances and I had a really good chance myself to win it.

“We wanted to try and spoil their promotion party and obviously we didn’t do that, and a draw doesn’t really keep our slim chances of sneaking into the play-offs alive either.

“But nonetheless, the lads have been fantastic over the last few weeks and a point away to a team who are now going to play Premier League football is another good result in that respect.

“When we did get the ball forward they looked nervous, though their goalkeeper made some great saves to keep a clean sheet, especially from Johnnie Jackson’s free-kick.

“Arguably they took their foot off the pedal in the last 10 minutes knowing they were virtually there, and we had some late chances but could not take them.

“So we’re disappointed to get one point and not three but congratulations to Cardiff.”

Morrison admitted the performance nonetheless continued Charlton’s strong finish to a campaign which has proven wildly unpredictable.

He said: “It’s been a topsy-turvy season for us with plenty of highs and plenty of lows, so now we just want to finish as high up the league table as we can.

“When we were 2-0 down at home to Bolton off the back of some bad results and it looked set to be another long day, the boys pulled through and that has been a platform for us to finish the season with a flourish.

“It’s nice to play with less pressure on us to make sure we stay up.

“It has played on our mind all season and the table has been so tight, but it’s nice now to play a little more freely with relegation not really an issue anymore.

“This season will now look a bit better on paper when we look back on it at the end of the season despite some of those tougher times.”

And looking back over his first two seasons as an Addick, Morrison paid tribute to the impact Chris Powell has had in turning the club’s fortunes around, predicting even better things to come.

“The gaffer did some brilliant recruiting at the start of last season and that stood us in good stead for this first campaign back up in the Championship,” the 25-year-old explained.

“When they brought us in, I’m sure they had an eye on who could also do a job up at this level if we got promoted and the gaffer also brought in some good additional players this season while keeping the nucleus of the promotion side.

“This summer I’m sure he can bring in some extra bodies to help the club to progress further now that we are establishing ourselves as a Championship club once again.

“A lot of fans would have bitten your hand off if you offered them ninth at the start of the season.”

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