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MIIIIIIIILLLLLL -

Arrived with 2 minutes before start of the game. Atmosphere was buzzing.

Formation, a Neil Harris 4-4-2.

First 10/15 minutes was sharp. Front foot football. Pressing was superb. Tanganaga started excellently in defence.

With some good moves, and runs being offered across the pitch moving forward, we managed to get an early corner. Up jumped Tanganga and made it 1-0 after 5ish Minutes.

Southampton only offered some football through Ryan Fraser on their left wing. Had the better of Leonard around his outside, he needed help. Help soon arrived with Tanganga realising Fraser would be the danger man... so he crocked him with a stonking challenge which ended in the best yellow card of the game... Fraser hobbled off injured soon after. Game on.

We sat back for 15/20 minutes without Southampton offering much. One of theirs put a half decent cross in and Che Adams got in front of Cooper and nodded it into the ground, beating Sarkic, who I personally feel could've done better. 1-1.

We didn't fold. We pushed forward some more late on in the first half. Obafemi had a ball up to him, took a fantastic touch in the box and went to turn, fouled and a penalty was awarded. Flemming slotted it home to go into the break 2-1 up.

Chants of Super Neil Harris was ringing out, it was a much better feeling going in at half time without booing ringing round the ground.

2nd half started brightly for Southampton and they had a shot from the edge of the box with Sarkic holding on. Sign of things to come from the team who was in the top 3. They huffed and puffed most of the 2nd half, Sarkic again saving a close range effort. 88th minute, Sarkic more than made up for a couple of errors he has made this season with an outstanding save to his bottom right, it was definitely going in.

Every player was superb today. Leonard solid, Danny Mac even better, Tanganga for me edged Man Of The Match with his best performance in a Millwall shirt.

Southampton fans was not happy at all.

Saville brought over Neil Harris at the end to a rapturous applause, they all deserved the applause today and our fans was magnificent.

Apologies my write up is not as good as Silvers, and I'm glad you're back next week to take on the role! SUPERB MILLWALL, SUPER NEIL.

NEXT.
 
Anyone who doubted if chopper could get us up for it, that’s a proper wall performance today
Absolutely. I forgot to mention Harris was so animated on the touchline. Clapping, playing the game WITH the players. It made such a difference. Getting the lads going.

Playing 4 defenders who was close to each other and also playing inside the width of the penalty area really helped us. Fantastic.
 
With some good moves, and runs being offered across the pitch moving forward, we managed to get an early corner. Up jumped Tanganga and made it 1-0 after 5ish Minutes.

Obafemi had a ball up to him, took a fantastic touch in the box and went to turn, fouled and a penalty was awarded. Flemming slotted it home to go into the break 2-1 up.

Have you been drinking?
Tango's goal was from Saville's free kick halfway into their half, and the penalty was for handball...

:grinning:
 
Have you been drinking?
Tango's goal was from Saville's free kick halfway into their half, and the penalty was for handball...

:grinning:
Excellent analogy. Didn't have a clue it was for handball? We was the opposite side, looked like Oba was brought down from where I was.
 
Does anyone else reckon Obafemi got hooked because he was bothering Zian about taking the penalty until Zian told him to fuck off?
 
Does anyone else reckon Obafemi got hooked because he was bothering Zian about taking the penalty until Zian told him to fuck off?
No, although that was certainly not good and could of put Fleming off. They know the order of penalty takers. I reckon he was carrying an injury. As he went off at HT Bomber immediately went to speak to him. He needs to learn pronto its the team that come first.
 
Thoroughly enjoyable day at last!

81% possession Southampton
19% possession Lions

81% noise from stands Millwall
19% noise from stands Southampton

Southampton 1 - 2 Millwall

Great to be there, it wasn't quite the swashbuckling style of play when we last won there in 89 in the old first division, but so proud of em today, and our travelling support was immense 👏 🦁

Welcome back Bomber!
 
Does anyone else reckon Obafemi got hooked because he was bothering Zian about taking the penalty until Zian told him to fuck off?
Harris waited for Oba to come off at h/t. Wrapped his arms around his shoulder and was having a word in his ear about something
 
Thoroughly enjoyable day at last!

81% possession Southampton
19% possession Lions

81% noise from stands Millwall
19% noise from stands Southampton

Southampton 1 - 2 Millwall

Great to be there, it wasn't quite the swashbuckling style of play when we last won there in 89 in the old first division, but so proud of em today, and our travelling support was immense 👏 🦁

Welcome back Bomber!
Thought Obafemi had a quiet game overall. Feeding off scraps didn't help.
 
Thoroughly enjoyable day at last!

81% possession Southampton
19% possession Lions

81% noise from stands Millwall
19% noise from stands Southampton

Southampton 1 - 2 Millwall

Great to be there, it wasn't quite the swashbuckling style of play when we last won there in 89 in the old first division, but so proud of em today, and our travelling support was immense 👏 🦁

Welcome back Bomber!
How much of their possession is in the middle 3rd of the pitch?
martin was boring to watch at Swansea and now at southampton, quality individuals can win games whatever the tactics but desire can't be bought.
 
How much of their possession is in the middle 3rd of the pitch?
martin was boring to watch at Swansea and now at southampton, quality individuals can win games whatever the tactics but desire can't be bought.

They were all over us at times in the first half but the second half I thought we relatively comfortable. We weren't defending as deep.

Martin is a right prick. He was having tantrums all the time during the game.
 
Some on here had said the slow build ups from the back gave time for the opposition to get their defence sorted and allowed then to play higher up the pitch. The fast counter attackes stopped all of that in one sweep.

We played to our strengths. 4-4-2 whats not to like. COYL.
 
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