Millwall fans put pressure on Alex Neil after ‘unacceptable’ 4-0 defeat to Coventry

Millwall followers put stress on Alex Neil after an ‘unacceptable’ 4-0 defeat to Coventry, who’ve made it clear they’re promotion contenders.

Haji Wright scored twice, with late targets from Ellis Simms and Kaine Kesler-Hayden, with Coventry placing in a medical show and a stable group efficiency general beneath Frank Lampard.

The Sky Blues stay unbeaten, are as much as 2nd place with 16 factors from 8 video games performed, two factors behind leaders Middlesbrough, and are the Championship’s prime scorers with 22 targets in eight matches. Millwall are twelfth with 11 factors from the identical quantity of video games performed.

Millwall boss Alex Neil: “I assumed we had as many alternatives as Coventry did, however we weren’t medical sufficient and clearly the primary aim impacts the sport. We make a mistake, they handle to then go and capitalise.

“I assumed you might see after that there have been a number of misplaced passes most likely within the subsequent two or three minutes after that – you might see that it actually rattled us somewhat bit.

“I assumed we began the second half very well, we had a few actually good alternatives to get the following aim, didn’t take any of them.

“Their second aim – their striker drops down, performs it huge then runs off us and lands in the course of the field – was utterly not like us and that made it troublesome.

“The sport was determined in each containers and we weren’t ok.”

Alex Neil’s tackle tonight’s match. pic.twitter.com/DM7pyqoNgE

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Neil was requested if he put his aspect’s attacking woes in that recreation to a ultimate ball subject, per NewsAtDen: “It’s a ultimate ball subject, ultimate run subject, ultimate mixture, ultimate strike,” Neil stated. “You possibly can put it all the way down to a complete host of issues.

“We labored the ball very well to get to these factors, after which that final little bit, we all know what our runs seem like, we all know what our high quality ought to seem like. We didn’t choose folks out. We didn’t run beneath the ball at occasions. The cutback was on, we didn’t put it to use.

“Lack of high quality, lack of element, no matter you wish to put it all the way down to, or a mix of all of them.

“Each containers determined the sport for me. I assumed that we had as many alternatives as most likely Coventry did. We weren’t medical sufficient.

“The primary aim clearly impacts the sport. We make a mistake, they usually handle to then go and capitalise. You would see after that, there have been a number of misplaced passes, most likely the following two, three minutes after that, you might see that it actually rattled us somewhat bit.

“We began the second half very well. We had a few alternatives to get the following aim, didn’t take any of them.

“Their second aim, the striker drops down, performs it huge, after which runs off us and lands in the course of the field and scores, which is totally not like us.That then makes it troublesome.

“We now have one other couple of possibilities to attain, don’t take any of them.

“They then have a set play. We don’t take care of effectively sufficient. We lose a header, folks come fishing for it, we lose the header on the again submit, after which from there, the sport simply drifts away.

“However tonight, for me, the sport was determined in that field and that field, and we weren’t ok in both.”

On what he product of the defensive errors, Neil stated, per NewsAtDen: “It’s troublesome. I’ll want to look at it again.

“However what I felt was, I assumed we performed some good things between each containers to attempt to create alternatives to attain, however once we bought there, we had been toothless. We didn’t really feel as if we had been going to place the ball at the back of the online.

“Whereas I didn’t suppose they’d as a lot management within the recreation as we did, however once they bought into the ultimate third, they seemed threatening, and that was the distinction within the recreation.”

Coventry Metropolis boss Frank Lampard stated to BBC CWR: “An excellent efficiency at a troublesome place to return the place they don’t get crushed a lot.

“The main target of the group was nice. As an entire efficiency from excessive urgent and a little bit of management within the first half to being a bit extra compact and harmful within the transition, the group confirmed a few totally different faces immediately and good ones.

“We work actually onerous – we’ve seen progress for certain and I feel the followers are regarding what they’re seeing on the pitch with the gamers, their focus, their ardour.

“It’s going to be troublesome to be the place we wish to be this season due to the scale of our squad and the challenges that include this league, but when we are able to hold this togetherness and hold enjoying we are able to have an opportunity.”

As talked about Millwall followers put stress on Alex Neil after the ‘unacceptable’ 4-0 defeat to Coventry…

@MFCPayback: Performances at house are a joke! 0-3 vs Middlesbrough 0-4 immediately. Groups can’t wait to return to the Den. Hold your heads in disgrace.

@MillwallDave2: Disgusting. Embarrassing at each ends of the pitch. No Millwall group ought to ever lose 4-0 at house. Severe questions must be requested. Poor group choice, poor strategy play. Not ok.

@evanpolak123: In addition to the gamers, when are we going to start out pointing fingers on the supervisor. We create nothing #Millwall

@JJSavils2005: Ineffective. Clock is ticking on Alex Neil to ship

@edgey_1: Piss poor administration tonight poor group choice ballo getting dropped and never even getting on the pitch baffled me. Wants some huge adjustments Saturday no 10 doesn’t even work want 2 gamers behind the striker

@mfc_noah85: It’s loopy how Neil has drained the boldness out of a striker who was scoring targets for enjoyable in the beginning of this yr. His techniques have been shit this season and we’re the second lowest scoring group within the championship with the most effective creating assaults we’ve had #Millwall

@millwallhazza: This membership is a humiliation. Sack Alex Neil now fucking terrible techniques and may’t even rating. One thing is going on behind the scenes which is worrying and must be mounted immediately. Shit once more and onto Saturday once we lose once more. Embarrassing efficiency

@DaveyBurner: Strain must be placed on Neil for our house performances. Unacceptable

@Stephenshaw192: Disgraceful, AN now on borrowed time, we received’t settle for house kind like this

@JE05900138: When will we begin asking questions of Alex Neil. If this was Harris or Rowett there could be riots. We’ve spent thousands and thousands, floor is empty with no environment. We additionally want new songs however that’s one for an additional day.

@DavidMitchSoton: 63% possession says all of it. A great deal of tippy tappy bollocks with no finish product. So long as we’ve bought some gamers with promote on worth, that’s all that issues I suppose.

@MattBennett93: Couldn’t be arsed tonight, lads? Honest play.

@WaylanderDV: Not ok. Caught offside far too many occasions. Not signing extra fullbacks in the summertime switch will price us this season. AN wants an answer to house kind or we’ll be in huge bother.

@Connor43741536: We’re fucking pony and the considered West Brom on the weekend , not like the gamers I do know I’ll flip up Saturday

@MLong94:Keep in mind once we was half respectable at house and didn’t roll over for each group that rocks up?“It’s a tough place to play”Yeah for Millwall.

Convey again the 🐐 let him sling gallen and fairbrother out by the scruff of their necks too. The best way we let this legend stroll out to be stripped of our id to be run by a charlton reject and a few fucking yuppy is a joke. Solely this man will get this membership pic.twitter.com/R5LeXikAVI

— H@arrymay) Octber 1, 2025