{"id":475779,"date":"2026-04-01T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=475779"},"modified":"2026-03-31T18:43:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:43:29","slug":"to-do-that-all-at-the-same-time-is-not-easy-how-millwalls-bold-strategy-got-just-the-right-man-to-lead-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/millwall\/news-at-den-plus\/to-do-that-all-at-the-same-time-is-not-easy-how-millwalls-bold-strategy-got-just-the-right-man-to-lead-it\/","title":{"rendered":"‘To do that all at the same time is not easy’ – How Millwall’s bold strategy got just the right man to lead it"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WHEN Alex Neil was appointed head coach on December 30 2024, Millwall were thirteenth in the Championship table, eight points off the top six.\u00a0\nThere can\u2019t have been many Lions supporters thinking about the play-offs at the turn of the year. \nIf there were any, they surely dismissed the idea as pure folly after a 1-0 defeat to Gary Rowett\u2019s Oxford United at The Den in Neil\u2019s first game that extended the gap to sixth to ten points.\nThis would be a transition season, when Neil would embed his way of playing in the squad. \nPlayers such as Camiel Neghli, who was recruited that month, would need time to get up to speed in the Championship after arriving from a completely different football culture in Holland. \nHow long would it take Tristan Crama to earn a first-team place follow...<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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