Millwall’s caretaker manager Adam Barrett has a trio of players returning from the international break this week, as the 39-year-old looks for a second consecutive win in his new temporary role.
Before the international break, Barrett’s Millwall side pulled off a shock win beating Leeds United 2-1 at The Den.
It was an unexpected start for Barrett in his new role, who has quickly become a candidate for the job after the result.
Three of his players jetted off for international duty this week - Jayson Molumby with the Republic of Ireland Under-21’s, Shane Ferguson with Northern Ireland and Jon Dadi Bodvarsson with Iceland.
Molumby captained his side as their unbeaten run unfolded in a 1-0 defeat to Iceland’s Under-21 side, but remain top of their Euro 2020 qualification group.
Ferguson was an unused substitute as his side did what England could not, beating Czech Republic 3-2 in Prague.
Bodvarsson did come off the bench for his national side, who beat Andorra 2-0 in their Euro 202 qualification campaign.
Speaking ahead of the trio’s return this week, Barrett said:
“They’ll be back in Thursday. Like any club it’s not ideal because you’re missing players from your preparation.
“They’ll be back in to train Thursday, hopefully all with a clean bill of health. Then we can get into the nitty-gritty in the back end of the week and get the preparations right (for Brentford)”
The verdict
We’ll find out this weekend if Millwall’s win against Leeds was a genuine performance from Barrett’s side, or an anomalous one.
They travel to Brentford on Saturday, who are also in need of a string of results to propel them up the table.
Only two points separate Millwall in 15th and Brentford in 17th - Barrett will be hoping that the break hasn’t damaged his team’s momentum, as he looks to impress the owners once again this weekend.
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