Millwall boss delighted with cracking Cup win against Bournemouth
Neil Harris praised his "outstanding" players after The Lions produced the shock of the Third Round with a comprehensive 3-0 Emirates FA Cup win against AFC Bournemouth.
Goals from Steve Morison, Shaun Cummings and Shane Ferguson ensured that Millwall booked their place in Monday night's Fourth Round draw - and deservedly so against a Cherries side showing 11 changes to the team that drew with Arsenal in midweek.
"We knew Bournemouth would make changes, they have got a big few games coming up in the Premier League with a very talented squad," Lions boss Chopper told millwallfc.co.uk
"We knew there would be some minutes for other people, but we defended really well as a team and at the right times we were clinical - 3-0 doesn't flatter us. We could've scored more. Some of our play was outstanding.
"My players probably worked a bit harder in training on Thursday and Friday to know how we would nullify their threats. The players didn't quite get it at first and they had to stay a little bit longer on the training pitch.
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"It wasn't that they didn't get it right so come back later. We wanted to get messages across. The higher you go up the divisions the minor details are really important – for example set-plays. We showed that with our first goal."
"It wasn't that they didn't get it right so come back later. We wanted to get messages across. The higher you go up the divisions the minor details are really important – for example set-plays. We showed that with our first goal."