Alex Neil says that among the youthful gamers that Millwall signed within the winter switch window aren’t first-team prepared but.
The Lions signed left-back Zak Sturge on mortgage from Chelsea and accomplished a everlasting deal for Benicio Baker.
However neither of them have featured in matchday squads.
Summer time addition Macaulay Langstaff was additionally absent for at present’s 1-1 draw in opposition to West Bromwich Albion at The Den.
Langstaff has scored as soon as in 28 Championship appearances for Millwall, with 14 of these begins. He has not been within the matchday squad because the 2-1 win over QPR because the begin of February.
“Macaulay will not be accessible in the mean time,” stated Neil. “He didn’t get unnoticed – he’s nonetheless injured.
“The problem I’ve received with Zak is that he has performed restricted soccer. Benny has performed restricted soccer. These boys fall into a little bit little bit of a special bracket in the mean time – we have to construct them up so they’re prepared.
“Individuals say: ‘Why don’t you play him?’ Okay, who am I taking out? After which that’s when the query kind of begins to alter as a result of it’s ‘oh, I don’t have to take anyone out however I’d nonetheless play him’. Okay, I can’t play 35 gamers.”
Middlesbrough loanee Josh Coburn has been out since struggling a damaged bone in his foot at Oxford United on the finish of November.
“He wasn’t fairly prepared for at present,” stated Neil. “I’m very hopeful he could be prepared for Preston. If not Preston then it should positively be the subsequent one, offered issues go as they’ve performed.”
