{"id":477678,"date":"2026-04-16T16:17:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=477678"},"modified":"2026-04-16T16:25:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:25:42","slug":"how-should-millwall-approach-the-final-four-games-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/millwall\/news-at-den-plus\/how-should-millwall-approach-the-final-four-games-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"How should Millwall approach the final four games &#8211; and should that change if top two is out of reach?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-excerpt\">\n    <p>HOW would you approach the final four games of the season?\nWould you want to stick with the core players who got you there and ensure they stay in a good rhythm? Do you rotate heavily to preserve legs for the play-offs and avoid injuries? Would you go all out for the top two?\nThere are a few ways Alex Neil could approach the run-in. The rhetoric from Calmont Road has always been the same: we want to go into every game aiming to extract the maximum amount of points.\nThat makes sense given the current situation.\nIpswich Town's slip on Tuesday night against Portsmouth has suddenly made the gap to second look far less intimidating. Sure, if Ipswich win their game in hand, then it is a five-point gap with four games to go. Not insurmountable, but a big ask. 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