Millwall 'rolled dice early' in play-off defeat - Neil

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May 11, 2026 - 22:57
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Millwall 'rolled dice early' in play-off defeat - Neil

Millwall head coach Alex Neil spoke to BBC Radio London after his side were beaten 2-0 by Hull City in the Championship play-off semi-finals:

"[The feeling is] disappointment as much as anything else and I think frustration. I didn't think there was a lot in the game, I thought the first goal was always going to be a deciding factor in the game.

"We're the home team and we wanted to really force the issue. We rolled the dice a little bit early with putting on our striker [Mihailo Ivanovic] up front.

"But I still think we lacked quality in the game, I didn't think there was enough quality shown in terms of getting into good areas and crosses in the box.

"I put the two guys [Alfie Doughty and Barry Bannan] who you would probably say have got the quality in our squad onto the pitch to try to influence that and give us a bit of momentum, but unfortunately within 30 seconds or a minute of them coming on, the ball ends up in the back of the net.

"After that we start chasing our tail a little bit and from there it becomes difficult for us. The second goal - we try to keep the ball in play so we can sustain an attack and it costs us the second goal - they break and then they manage to score.

"At that stage, the game gets taken away from us."

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