Joe Edwards: Millwall boss takes charge of first home game
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Millwall won 4-0 at Sheffield Wednesday in Joe Edwards' first match in charge
Millwall boss Joe Edwards says he hopes any positivity he receives during his first home game transfers to his players.
Coventry City visit The Den on Saturday as the Championship resumes after the international break.
Edwards, 37, won his first match in charge, at Sheffield Wednesday, 4-0.
"I can't lie, if I come out at The Den and get a fantastic reception it will be a day I'll never forget," Edwards told BBC Radio London.
"With all my family there that will be a really special and proud moment.
"If that excitement can transfer into the team and the energy that we have, then great."
From Chelsea, Everton and England to The Den
Coventry have not won in six games and sit two places above the relegation zone - four points behind Millwall.
Edwards took over following the departure of Gary Rowett, insisting a that a high-intensity game is top of his agenda.
The former Chelsea and Everton coach is under no illusions though, ahead of the Sky Blues' visit.
"We have an opponent coming to The Den and we need to address The Den first. The results there haven't been good enough," he said.
"We have an opponent that are underperforming after last year and haven't won in a while.
"The physical data from the Sheffield Wednesday game was the highest amount of high-speed running that the team had done this season.
"So as much as people have been talking about the tactical or in possession idea, there's a huge physical demand to it.
"I'm respectful of what Championship games are and what opponents can do. We can't go out at The Den and charge up the pitch for 90 minutes and be light at the back.
"There will be a front-foot high-energy feel about our game but there has to be times when we need to rest with the ball, take a bit of sting out of a game and control it.
"If we get it wrong there are teams in this division that can hurt you."
In his first press conference since taking over, Edwards said the home fans are one of the south-east London club's biggest assets and he says this has been discussed with the players.
"It has been spoken about that certain elements of what we do with the ball, if we get it right, what we have got in our fans can give us an extra five percent," he added.
"We have to make sure we don't waste opportunities to do that."