NEIL Harris wants his forwards to be “a handful” and to have the confidence to play “freedom.”
Millwall has struggled to score goals this season and wasted several opportunities in last week’s 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion and the 2-1 loss to Rotherham United.
Zian Flemming, who plays just off Michael Obafemi, has been the mainstay of Millwall’s attack under Harris with Tom Bradshaw and Kevin Nisbet out due to injury.
Since the managerial change, the two have started six games together, with Flemming scoring twice and Burnley loanee Obafemi scoring once.
Harris was asked what he’s made of the pairing so far in his pre-match press conference ahead of tomorrow’s huge crunch game against Huddersfield.
He said: “We play 4-2-3-1. Zian plays as a 10 and plays behind our striker. And what we’ve tried to do is help Zian develop his game and give him different attributes to his game. Not just receiving in the pocket but also breaking into wide areas and getting into the box more. To be a target on set plays because he takes the ball so well, aerially as well as on the floor.
“Michael naturally, in his younger days, was a nine that played off the shoulder because he’s hugely quick and also a technical finisher as well. However, having not played a lot of football, Mikey naturally didn’t want to run as many channels because he wasn’t physically able to do it.
“We’ve had to get him up to speed and, working with Zian for the first time, we had to try and get them to work as a pair to physically get the most out of them. So they have played slightly closer together.
