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Saturday, 9 February 2013
Blackpool 2-1 Millwall
Millwall boss Kenny Jackett bemoaned his side's defending after they allowed a a 1-0 lead to turn into defeat at Blackpool.
On-loan striker Nathan Delfouneso was the match-winner for the Seasiders in stoppage time, after Thomas Ince had cancelled out James Henry's opener.
Jackett said: "I'm very frustrated and disappointed with both the goals defensively.
"Over a period of maybe 10 games we've given away too many goals with not enough clean sheets.
"We've given two goals away again. Every game we have not had zeros against us enough.
"You have to come through those periods of pressure and make sure you don't concede and we didn't do that well enough.
"I felt going forward we probably had more clear-cut chances than we have in a while without necessarily putting them away.
"It was tough from us to get a decision from the referee and the linesman throughout the game, but that's how it is for us away from home.
"It hurts the players and myself as manager to have lost four games on the spin. Whatever the details of the game are, there's a line there and that's winning and losing."
Saturday, 12 January 2013
Bolton 1-1 Millwall
Millwall boss Kenny Jackett declared himself pleased with his side's performance as they held Bolton to a 1-1 draw at the Reebok.
Lions striker Andy Keogh won a penalty and delicately placed the ball past Adam Bogdan, but Keith Andrews managed to equalise from another spot-kick later in the first half.
He said: "We had a bit of a threat on the break but overall we have got four points out of six against Bolton which is great against a team that have come down from the Premier League.
"The first half we played well and caused Bolton problems. In the second half it was a rear-guard action from us and we defended well for long periods.
"In terms of the table and where it leaves us we are still in there with a shout."
It was also Republic of Ireland international Keogh's first game since he broke his toe and Jackett was delighted with his return and he was also impressed with debutant Martyn Woolford's performance.
He said "I think Andy is a key player for us and I thought he played very well today.
"Him and Danny N'Guessan up front gives us a lot of pace on the counter, which you need to take advantage of when you play a team which try to get on top of you like Bolton do."
He added: "I was pleased with Walford's first game because he gave us balance on the left hand side and he had a great strike in the first half where he nearly scored as well."
Sunday, 28 August 2011
Match Report: Millwall 0 Barnsley 0
Josh McQuoid had the best chance as Millwall endured a frustrating afternoon at The Den as they were held to a goalless draw by Barnsley.
The Lions dominated the possession from the off and their best chance came with 15 minutes gone when McQuoid somehow managed to fire wide from two yards out.Jimmy Abdou also had a shot saved by Barnsley goalkeeper Luke Steele and in the second half Paul Robinson just failed to get a telling touch on Hameur Bouazza's free-kick.Barnsley lacked any real ambition but managed to hold on for a point to build on their first win of the season at Reading last weekend.
The Lions dominated the possession from the off and their best chance came with 15 minutes gone when McQuoid somehow managed to fire wide from two yards out.Jimmy Abdou also had a shot saved by Barnsley goalkeeper Luke Steele and in the second half Paul Robinson just failed to get a telling touch on Hameur Bouazza's free-kick.Barnsley lacked any real ambition but managed to hold on for a point to build on their first win of the season at Reading last weekend.
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
Match Report: Millwall 2 Peterborough 2
Two goals in four frenetic minutes by Lee Frecklington and Paul Taylor left The Lions wondering what might have been as Kenny Jackett's side surrendered a 2-0 lead to let Peterborough United secure a share of the spoils in a pulsating Den encounter.There was plenty of thrills and spills in this four-goal feast, yet for the second time this season Millwall let their grip on a seemingly match-winning position slip.It was a night of mixed emotions for Lions boss Jackett, who had some positives to take from this performance - namely midfielders Liam Trotter and Hamer Bouazza getting on the scoresheet, the oustanding contribution of Jimmy Abdou in the engineroom and the immense display of skipper Paul Robinson at the back.
But the manner in which The Lions took their foot off the gas and subsequently let a 2-0 lead slip will be of some concern and immense frustration.It's fair to say that Posh owed a huge debt of gratitude to keeper Paul Jones to even be in a position to claw their way back into the game, with the former Exeter City stopper making a string of top drawer saves.However, that should not take away from the fact that The Lions relaxed, enabling Darren Ferguson's side to haul their way back to level terms and secure what had seemed the most unlikely of points.
Jackett made a tactical switch to try and negate the attacking threat of Posh, bringing Jimmy Abdou into the team in a compact midfield alongside Trotter and Tam Mkandawire, with John Marquis dropping to the bench.
Darius Henderson was the focal point of a three-pronged Lions attack, flanked by the ever-willing James Henry and Bouazza, with the duo's pace and flair posing a consistent and effective threat to the visiting defence.
It took a while for The Lions to settle into their new formation and Posh created the first real chance after five minutes when midfielder Tommy Rowe fired narrowly over from around 14 yards.
Henry then saw his stinging 25-yard free-kick clawed away by keeper Jones, before Lions skipper Robinson produced an excellent block to deny striker David Ball from close range as he prepared to shoot.
Abdou's looping header from a deep Tony Craig left-wing cross dropped wide of the post and then George Boyd smacked a shot against the foot of the post after home keeper David Forde had fumbled Grant McCann's 17th-minute corner.
The two teams continued to trade scoring chances as Forde was then forced to turn Grant McCann's 30-yard drive round the post, before Lions striker Henderson saw a flicked header pushed away yet again by Jones at the other end.
Jones was called into action twice in as many minutes, thwarting Bouazza firstly from a tight angle and then diving low to his right to push another daisy-cutter from the Algerian international round the post.
Henry was denied by the Posh stopper after half an hour before Millwall finally found a way through on 32 minutes, Trotter sweeping home Henderson's cross from close range for his second goal in successive games.
Trotter went close to grabbing his - and Millwall's - second goal just before the break, latching onto Henderson's flick and volleying goalwards, only for that man Jones to athletically tip his effort away.
The Lions did grab their second goal though, and what a corker it was too, 10 minutes after the restart. Henderson was again the provider, slipping a delightfully weighted ball through to the former Watford man. He in turn shimmied his way into the area, before arrowing the ball into the bottom left corner with a clincial finish.
It looked to be game over at that stage with The Lions having the measure of Posh. Jackett's men were, however, in for a rude awakening.
Posh grabbed a goal out of nowhere with a superb finish from Frecklington, who flicked up Ryan Tunnicliffe's 72nd-minute pass and volleyed past Forde to halve the deficit.
The Lions could have restored their two-goal advantage three minutes later when Jones again came to the rescue, this time tipping Trotter's curling shot onto the post.
That added further belief in the visiting camp that they could, indeed, get something out of this game.
And just 60 seconds later that proved to be the case. Skipper Robinson appeared to be fouled 10 yards inside his own half, but play was waved on and the ball found its way to substitute Taylor who had time and space to fire a low drive beyond the desperate reach of keeper Forde - to the despair of The Den faithful.
Trotter had a golden opportunity to tip the balance back Millwall's way when he picked up Bouazza's deflected shot, but failed to connect cleanly and Jones gathered with ease.
The introduction of John Marquis and Josh McQuoid coupled with five minutes of injury-time failed to conjure up a third, match-winning goal for the home side, who have no time to dwell on what might have been with a trip to league leaders Southampton looming on the horizon this Saturday.
But the manner in which The Lions took their foot off the gas and subsequently let a 2-0 lead slip will be of some concern and immense frustration.It's fair to say that Posh owed a huge debt of gratitude to keeper Paul Jones to even be in a position to claw their way back into the game, with the former Exeter City stopper making a string of top drawer saves.However, that should not take away from the fact that The Lions relaxed, enabling Darren Ferguson's side to haul their way back to level terms and secure what had seemed the most unlikely of points.
Jackett made a tactical switch to try and negate the attacking threat of Posh, bringing Jimmy Abdou into the team in a compact midfield alongside Trotter and Tam Mkandawire, with John Marquis dropping to the bench.
Darius Henderson was the focal point of a three-pronged Lions attack, flanked by the ever-willing James Henry and Bouazza, with the duo's pace and flair posing a consistent and effective threat to the visiting defence.
It took a while for The Lions to settle into their new formation and Posh created the first real chance after five minutes when midfielder Tommy Rowe fired narrowly over from around 14 yards.
Henry then saw his stinging 25-yard free-kick clawed away by keeper Jones, before Lions skipper Robinson produced an excellent block to deny striker David Ball from close range as he prepared to shoot.
Abdou's looping header from a deep Tony Craig left-wing cross dropped wide of the post and then George Boyd smacked a shot against the foot of the post after home keeper David Forde had fumbled Grant McCann's 17th-minute corner.
The two teams continued to trade scoring chances as Forde was then forced to turn Grant McCann's 30-yard drive round the post, before Lions striker Henderson saw a flicked header pushed away yet again by Jones at the other end.
Jones was called into action twice in as many minutes, thwarting Bouazza firstly from a tight angle and then diving low to his right to push another daisy-cutter from the Algerian international round the post.
Henry was denied by the Posh stopper after half an hour before Millwall finally found a way through on 32 minutes, Trotter sweeping home Henderson's cross from close range for his second goal in successive games.
Trotter went close to grabbing his - and Millwall's - second goal just before the break, latching onto Henderson's flick and volleying goalwards, only for that man Jones to athletically tip his effort away.
The Lions did grab their second goal though, and what a corker it was too, 10 minutes after the restart. Henderson was again the provider, slipping a delightfully weighted ball through to the former Watford man. He in turn shimmied his way into the area, before arrowing the ball into the bottom left corner with a clincial finish.
It looked to be game over at that stage with The Lions having the measure of Posh. Jackett's men were, however, in for a rude awakening.
Posh grabbed a goal out of nowhere with a superb finish from Frecklington, who flicked up Ryan Tunnicliffe's 72nd-minute pass and volleyed past Forde to halve the deficit.
The Lions could have restored their two-goal advantage three minutes later when Jones again came to the rescue, this time tipping Trotter's curling shot onto the post.
That added further belief in the visiting camp that they could, indeed, get something out of this game.
And just 60 seconds later that proved to be the case. Skipper Robinson appeared to be fouled 10 yards inside his own half, but play was waved on and the ball found its way to substitute Taylor who had time and space to fire a low drive beyond the desperate reach of keeper Forde - to the despair of The Den faithful.
Trotter had a golden opportunity to tip the balance back Millwall's way when he picked up Bouazza's deflected shot, but failed to connect cleanly and Jones gathered with ease.
The introduction of John Marquis and Josh McQuoid coupled with five minutes of injury-time failed to conjure up a third, match-winning goal for the home side, who have no time to dwell on what might have been with a trip to league leaders Southampton looming on the horizon this Saturday.
Sunday, 7 August 2011
Match Report:Reading 2 - 2 Millwall
Reading came back from a two-goal deficit to salvage a dramatic draw against Millwall thanks to substitute Mathieu Manset.Millwall had taken a stranglehold of the game courtesy of headers from Darius Henderson and John Marquis.The visitors appeared set for victory before the intervention of Manset, who pulled a goal back for Reading with a long range strike after 86 minutes.He followed that up with an equalising header from Jimmy Kebe's cross.Reading spent the summer nursing the wounds of their play-off final defeat to Swansea at the end of last season and it seemed they had not fully recovered.Royals striker Shane Long has been linked with leaving the club and he was struggling to make an impact as both sides cancelled each other out in the first half.The stalemate lasted until shortly after the break when ex-Reading striker Henderson struck as he got on the end of a cross from the lively James Henry.The goal stirred Reading and Long into greater action and the striker controlled Jem Karacan's pass before rifling a shot against the crossbar.Noel Hunt also came close to levelling for Reading but was agonisingly inches away as he strived to meet a drilled Kebe cross before Millwall doubled their lead after 62 minutes.Henry and Liam Trotter combined to set up Marquis to provide the finishing touch.Manset was introduced by Reading boss Brian McDermott and the substitution proved an inspired move as he scored twice to rescue a point for the home side.
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