Millwall haven't had the most consistent of starts to the season, and find themselves sitting in 15th place after the opening 11 games of the campaign.

The Lions are on the hunt for a new boss as well, after Neil Harris resigned as manager over a week ago.

The season was going in a particularly stale manner, but a victory over Leeds United under caretaker boss Adam Barrett may have just been the spark that could ignite the Lions into life.

They don't want to find themselves in a relegation battle once more, and the new boss certainly won't, so here are THREE lessons Millwall need to take from last season to ensure the current campaign is a better one...

Attacking midfielders need to be used

Some games, Millwall have to be less cautious in the way that they go about their business. The midfield is, a lot of the time, rigid and doesn't allow too much in the way of freedom and licence to go forward.

In fixtures against some of the sides with defensive vulnerabilities, they have to be more attacking and 'give it a go' more. This can only come in terms of formation and instructions and perhaps a new boss will be able to do that.

Consistency

The Lions have to play weekly with more consistency. Yes, they're known for their strong home support, but last season it didn't quite work out and there were some games where they looked terrific and others less so.

Prime examples include beating West Brom at the Den in April, which was followed by seven winless matches which resulted in a dismal end to the season.

Millwall have to find a way to produce performances, like the one they did against Leeds, on a more frequent basis.

Goal threat

This may not be something that they necessarily lacked last season, but with Lee Gregory departing in the summer, the Lions have missed a weekly goal threat in the side.

They need to make sure when Jon Dadi Bodvarsson returns, he is given a run of games to ensure that he's able to become a key man at the top of the pitch for the Lions.

They don't score many goals and with the help of Matt Smith, Millwall have to become more potent at the attacking end of the pitch.

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