'Ingredients are there for Lions to do something special'

Four successive victories over decent level Championship opponents have propelled Millwall into serious top-six contenders.

Blimey, where did that come from?

After the injury-hit season we've had so far, this is some achievement by Alex Neil's squad.

Saturday's hard-fought win over Leicester City was typical of the Lions' 'tough team to play against' style, but it must also be said that we're able to play some very attractive, flowing football too.

The big question on all the pundits' lips is, how far can these Lions go?

Much will depend on keeping key players fit and healthy, not least our current talisman Femi 'Goal A Game' Azeez - who is on fire right now.

All I will say is that the ingredients are there for something special.

Special mention has to go to the defensive back-line, which was as solid as Fort Knox against the Foxes at the weekend.

Jake Cooper, Tristan Crama, Ryan Leonard and Zak Sturge largely restricted the visitors to long-range efforts or spectaculars - making a terrific platform for the attacking midfield to build on.

Perhaps the only off-key note was struck by Serbian striker Mihailo Ivanovic, who couldn't make that penalty count early in the second-half, giving us all in The Den an itchy and scratchy last 20 minutes.

But form is temporary and I'm sure 'Miha' will come good before too much longer.

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