Glamorgan face an uphill battle after falling to 104/6 in their second innings and still trailing Middlesex by 110 runs in their LV= County Championship match at Sophia Gardens.
After play, assistant coach David Harrison conceded that the Welsh county had been outplayed in the encounter but would come out with a positive approach on the third morning.
"We thought if we bowled them out for a lead of less than 100, it would have been great for us but it wasn't to be," said Harrison.
"Fair play to John Simpson, he played a really good innings, along with Toby Roland-Jones, who played positively, and Tom Helm.
"They got a few more than we would have liked but we were still confident of getting a big score in the second innings. Unfortunately, they bowled really well and we couldn't get started.
“Cricket’s a funny game and I’ve played in some strange games in the past so we’ll come back positive in the morning, try and get some sort of lead and try and put them under some kind of pressure.”