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With a nod to the highs the Whites reached in October Phil Parkinson is calling on all involved at Wanderers to stand together as one in order to beat Millwall.
The Whites’ five-game winning run in League One came to a bumpy end at Peterborough last Sunday, a defeat that followed a below-par showing in two cup games.
While the manager will not entertain any talk of a slump he has been scrutinising the reasons for a slow start at the Posh, one which proved costly in the 1-0 loss. And he will be demanding a reaction tomorrow when they host Millwall.
“I expect a performance like we have had for most of the season,” he said, “That’s in terms of an understanding of what’s required to get the result, in terms of the way Millwall play and enough of our players reaching the levels they have over the last six weeks or so.
“When you’ve lost a game of football you look for a response from the players and the staff but the supporters as well because gradually as the season has gone on the support has got better and better, so this is a little test because we’ve just lost a game and we need people getting behind the boys, ready to play their part and help us get back to winning ways.
“There’s always a test when you’ve lost a game of football and you need to respond for the next one. The supporters will come here understanding that, if we want to get to where we want to be this season it’s got to be a team effort.”
The Whites brought home three points from the last meeting, just over four weeks ago and, while Millwall are without injured star striker Steve Morison, Parkinson anticipates a typically robust approach from them.
“Obviously they didn’t miss him too much last week,” he said. “Steve Morison is a good player, a key player over the last few seasons for them but the young lad’s come in and done well
“We’ve just got to be ready to stand strong as a team.
“Neil (Harris, manager) has got back over the last couple of years to giving the fans what Millwall usually do, that kind of up and at ‘em type of style that got them to the play-off final last year.
“So you’ve got to be ready to win second balls all over the pitch and to be physical, you have to roll your sleeves up and respond to a defeat.”
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The Whites’ five-game winning run in League One came to a bumpy end at Peterborough last Sunday, a defeat that followed a below-par showing in two cup games.
While the manager will not entertain any talk of a slump he has been scrutinising the reasons for a slow start at the Posh, one which proved costly in the 1-0 loss. And he will be demanding a reaction tomorrow when they host Millwall.
“I expect a performance like we have had for most of the season,” he said, “That’s in terms of an understanding of what’s required to get the result, in terms of the way Millwall play and enough of our players reaching the levels they have over the last six weeks or so.
“When you’ve lost a game of football you look for a response from the players and the staff but the supporters as well because gradually as the season has gone on the support has got better and better, so this is a little test because we’ve just lost a game and we need people getting behind the boys, ready to play their part and help us get back to winning ways.
“There’s always a test when you’ve lost a game of football and you need to respond for the next one. The supporters will come here understanding that, if we want to get to where we want to be this season it’s got to be a team effort.”
The Whites brought home three points from the last meeting, just over four weeks ago and, while Millwall are without injured star striker Steve Morison, Parkinson anticipates a typically robust approach from them.
“Obviously they didn’t miss him too much last week,” he said. “Steve Morison is a good player, a key player over the last few seasons for them but the young lad’s come in and done well
“We’ve just got to be ready to stand strong as a team.
“Neil (Harris, manager) has got back over the last couple of years to giving the fans what Millwall usually do, that kind of up and at ‘em type of style that got them to the play-off final last year.
“So you’ve got to be ready to win second balls all over the pitch and to be physical, you have to roll your sleeves up and respond to a defeat.”
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