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‘Supremely confident’- Alex Neil evaluates Ra’ees Bangura-Williams’ start to life in Millwall’s first team

Millwall boss Alex Neil has praised the impact that Ra’ees Bangura-Williams has had since his first-team breakthrough.
The former Tooting and Mitcham youngster made his goalscoring debut for Millwall against Dagenham and Redbridge in the FA Cup and has featured in all three league games since – assisting twice.
The 20-year-old set up Mihalio Ivanovic for the only goal of the game during their 1-0 win at Luton Town on Saturday.
“He wasn’t best pleased with himself at half-time,” revealed Neil after the win at Kenilworth Road.
“I don’t think he felt as if he impacted the first half, which is crazy considering he’s a kid and it’s his first away game that he’s ever played. But, what it shows you is the standards that he holds for himself. What he needs to do is make sure that he takes that it into the second half and turns it into a positive.
The emergence of Bangura-Williams has come at a time when the Lions needed to replace the creativity and attacking threat of Romain Esse, who departed for Crystal Palace in a club-record £14.5million fee earlier this month.
“What he’s got is a level of composure and a level of vision that allows him to influence games in the final third,” said Neil.
“That’s why he is in the team, whether he plays as a 10 or I play him off the left, he’s flexible in terms of doing that.
“He is supremely confident in his own technical ability. He’ll take the ball in tight spaces. He might give it away at times, which is fine, but provided he does that in the right areas of the pitch for us.
“I’m more than happy for him to showcase that sort of creative edge to his game.”

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