Observing Millwall boss Alex Neil on touchline: Constant instructions and how he commands players; encouraging youngsters; intense demands – and how new goalkeeper coach hints at evolution.

“DROP Adam, drop. Sheldon, once he leaves, you leave too. Raf, keep him inside! Mika, don’t drop in; try to stay higher.

Adam, the moment you step inside, you’re going to get hammered.” As his team prepares to face Northampton Town in a pre-season friendly, Alex Neil is constantly delivering instructions and observations from his technical area.

“The ball has to go to the last line (Mihailo Ivanovic), it can’t drop in there (short).” That comes after custodian George Evans attempts to pick out Macaulay Langstaff, who has dropped deep, but the forward is beaten in the air.

Adam Mayor and Sheldon Kendall were on the left side of the pitch, next to Millwall’s dugout, during the first half of the 3-0 victory over Kevin Nolan’s side. The majority of the instructions were given to the young people…

In the first half of the 3-0 win against Kevin Nolan’s side, Adam Mayor and Sheldon Kendall were on the left, on the side of the pitch where Millwall’s dugout was. The youngsters were receiving most of the instructions …

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