Millwall 'purring' player can bully 'poor' Leicester City defender rated 4/10 in midweek - opinion

Millwall look to make it four Championship wins in a row this weekend when Leicester City visit The Den on Saturday afternoon and there’s one Lions player who will look to carry on his purring form.

Femi Azeez has three goals and an assist in his last three outings for Millwall and is one of the Championship’s form players. The London outfit paid a reported £1 million to sign the winger from Reading in the summer of 2024 but the 24-year-old’s first season was impacted by injury.

The forward also missed five Championship matches for Millwall between August and September but, now fit again, is looking unstoppable. Azeez danced away from West Brom defender George Campbell and struck home a glorious long distance strike at The Den earlier this month to kickstart a head-turning run of form.

Femi Azeez can bully Leicester City defender who struggled in midweek

Against QPR at Loftus Road, the pacey winger ghosted past Rhys Norrington-Davies and Steve Cook to latch onto a long ball and slot home. Then, against Stoke City, Azeez slipped away from Eric Bocat to get his goal.

The tricky forward is proving impossible to keep track of that, something that doesn’t bode well for Leicester City left back Luke Thomas. The 24-year-old, who has bags of Premier League experience, has been an ever present for the Foxes this season but struggled in his side’s 2-1 defeat to Hull City on Tuesday night.

Thomas was hooked after 77 minutes, just moments after receiving a yellow card. The defender’s performance was rated 4/10 by the Leicestershire Mercury. The outlet wrote: “His attempted interception left him in no man’s land for the first goal, and then he lost all track of Gelhardt for the second. Going forward, there were a few decent crosses and passes, but not enough to make up for the poor defensive moments.”

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Azeez is punishing any defender that comes up against him at the moment and can surely bully the Leicester City man, who will carry the weight of Tuesday’s performance on his shoulders.

Speaking about the player prior to the win over Leicester City, Millwall head coach Alex Neil had told NewsAtDen: “You look at his numbers already. He’s got goals, he’s got assists. That’s what Femi needed to add to his game, because we know how powerful he is, we know how quick he is, we know how much of a threat he is.

“But the simple fact is, what gets you noticed and what gets you moves and what gets you to the top end of the table is goals and assists. Numbers are key. It’s key for him, key for Mihailo, key for Josh Coburn, key for all those forward players. He’s certainly producing that just now, so it’s great.

“I believe so [Azeez has stepped up]. Having that little bit out sometimes gives you that hunger back. We’ve moved him to the right because I know he likes to play out there as well as playing on the left, and I think he’s certainly making it difficult for me to move him to the other side now.”

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