Jonson Clarke-Harris was "lost" says Millers boss Neil Redfearn

Just a week after Rotherham striker Jonson Clarke-Harris terrorised Bristol City on his way to two goals in a 3-0 win, boss Neil Redfearn said he was “lost” in defeat against Wolves.

The 21-year-old returned to earth with a bump in Saturday's 2-1 loss, putting in a display that was a far cry from the one seven days previously.

His performance, coupled with an injury to Danny Ward, again highlighted the Millers' weakness up front in the absence of new signing Leon Best.

And after the highs of last week, boss Redfearn admits his showing against Wolves was a step back.

“Clarke-Harris won us the game last week but was a shadow of that,” Redfearn said. “But he’s a young guy so he’s learning the job.

“He is raw, young and does not know the game at times. He’s learning the job and we are asking him to be the main man. At times he looks lost.

“We had one or two half-chances with things flashing across the goal.

“I remember one when Grant broke down the line and put the ball in and Clarke-Harris should have scored. If he had thrown himself on the end of it, it’s a goal with it being that close in.”

“The goals were poor from our point of view, but when Wolves went forward they looked dangerous.

“We looked short of that up front.

“The idea of bringing in Leon is so we have got a man up there to play with the strikers. We looked like we were short of a man up there today.

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The Millers saw their two-game winning streak come to an end as they were sunk by goals from James Henry and Danny Batth, which came either side of Joe Newell's leveller at New York Stadium.

The scoring was done by half-time and despite a spirited effort after the break, Redfearn's men were unable to get anything out of the game, though the boss thought they deserved something.

“They wobbled a bit after we equalised, but the marking was poor for their second goal, although we had someone blocked off,” Redfearn added.

“I thought we were the better side, to be honest. If you look at the 90 minutes probably the weight of possession and territory was ours, particularly in the second half, but the difference was quality.

“The disappointing thing is that thought we did enough to warrant getting something out of the game.

“A point would have been a good one. We have to keep going, keep battling and keep fighting.”