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David Wagner's pre-Millwall press conference gets underway at 1.30pm.
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DW: "Tony is okay, and Onel has broken his hand but he won't need surgery. It's swollen, and we will assess him over the next few days. He won't be involved on Sunday."

DW: "Tony is already back on the grass. Luckily it isn't as bad as it first looked, and will be back involved."

DW: “Everybody else has come through Wednesday night okay. Jacob Sorensen’s surgery went well, and he is back in the gym already. We expect back in the next international break. This is the same for Borja (Sainz) and Jon (Tomkinson)

DW on Krul: "I really love the time we worked together. What he has done for the club speaks for itself. He was a very good character to have around. He has been a great servant for the football club. He was a great goalkeeper and great character.”

DW on George Long: “Paul Clements identified George Long and was keen to bring him to the club. He is a proven Championship goalkeeper.”

DW: "Big credit to Paul Clements, who helped us to find a replacement. Luckily, we got George Long in and he will also be involved in the squad on Sunday."

DW on Angus Gunn: “This is one of the reasons why Tim (Krul) moved to Luton. I made it clear that Gunny is our number one. George (Long) knows this is the situation.”

DW: "Gunn is our number one. We will challenge him, but we will support him in the best way we can. There's a new goalkeeping group, with George and Jon McCracken too."

DW on Duffy and Barnes: “We identified last season that we needed vocal players. Although, they could be vocal and play s**t football. However, they fit into our ideal of football and play top.”

DW on QPR: "There was a lot of things that I liked, and we pushed very hard to the end. Fitness-wise, we can compete and create until the very end."

DW: "Not everything was perfect. But we won it, and won it in an emotional way. A player off the bench too, which is only good to see."

DW: “Offensively in the last 20 minutes we created lots of opportunities. Our senior players like Gunn, McLean and Duffy took it seriously and helped the young lads. It wasn’t perfect, but we won it. Emotional wins help build confidence.”

DW: "Now we face a Millwall team, who have a similar approach to us. Direct, a lot of crosses, and they play a good style of football. It's a comparable approach, but at a higher level."

DW: "I expect Millwall in the top half of the table. They've got a good squad. Offensively and defensively, set-pieces will play a crucial part and will play a part of Sunday."

DW: “They have some proper British centre-backs you could say. It’s an exciting game. We’re playing at home, come on, we want to win this football match.”

DW on transfers: “Listen in general, I’m happy with the squad. I think they have shown why I’m happy in the first games. But the window is open, so nobody knows what happens. If the window closed today, I am happy. I don’t plan on anything, but who knows.”

DW: "We'll have the atmosphere in the stands, as there's the connection between the fans and the team. We need our supporters to help us reach our target of a second home win."

DW on Lionesses: “We should have moved the game by an hour, it’s a World Cup final. But this decision is with the broadcasters. Once Germany went out, I was supporting England. The TV broadcasters have decided against this.”

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🎙 That's all from David this afternoon.

Posted By: DrDublin, Aug 18, 13:56:01