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MILLWALL’S ZIAN FLEMMING OR MANCHESTER UNITED ANTONY, WHO DOES HAVE THE BETTER STATS?

 

THANKS TO OUR STAT PARTNER COMPARISONATOR FOR THE STATS.

 

One cost £1.7m and the other £82m, so you’d think there would be a huge difference between the 2 players, right?

Once you delve a little deeper into the numbers, it’s hard to see why there’s a huge difference in the transfer fees between Zian and Antony.

 

 

 

 

Last season in the Eredivisie, Antony managed to register 8 goals and 4 assists for Ajax as they romped to the league title. Whilst the tricky Brazilian winger was full of flair and skill, which caught the eye of Manchester United, another young star in Dutch football, Millwall’s newest signing Zian flemming hit 12 goals and 4 assists for Fortuna Sittard as they managed to avoid relegation thanks largely to their star man.

Add this to the fact that Flemming managed more minutes, was very rarely taken off, provided more of a physical presence, winning more duels, more interceptions and giving the ball away less frequent than the Brazilian and also provided more defensive cover to his team mates, you might be wondering if Manchester United signed the wrong player?

Now of course, you do have to take into account that Antony was playing for a bigger club competing in Europe and in a different position to Flemming. He also registered nearly 3x the amount of dribbles and successful dribbles than flemming, created more chances for his team mates and his passing ability dwarfs Flemming’s averaging over double the amount of passes and successful passes per game. 

Overall, it’s hard to see why the contrast in transfer fees when looking at individual performances and season contributions. There will no doubt be talk of the potential of both players being a factor but potential doesn’t always produce and Flemming, in a struggling side was able to produce more matching winning & point earning moments which can’t be discounted. 

Antony made the move to Old Trafford and is playing amongst the elite in arguably the worlds best league, catching the eye of the United faithful and of course playing on the world stage for Brazil at the World Cup – almost fast-tracked into the limelight. 

However in SE16, taking a much different route into English football, Zian Flemming is amongst the leading goal scorers in the championship and showing glimpses of how good he really is. 

I don’t think it will be too long until we see both in the Premier League showing of their talents & given a fair opportunity, see Zian producing just as much if not more than Antony just like their last season in Dutch Football.

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BY STEPHEN JONES Twitter @SPJ91

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Lions secure first win of pre-season.

Millwall claimed their first pre-season victory with a 2-0 win at Dartford.

Goals from Benik Afobe and Tyler Burey rounded off a comfortable night for Gary Rowett’s men in Kent.

Millwall had the game’s first meaningful chance. George Honeyman picked up the ball in midfield and played a great-looking ball for Burey, but the youngster’s touch let him down at the crucial moment.

The Lions broke the deadlock in the 11th minute. Pressure from Tom Bradshaw and Burey ended with Afobe finding the net for the third time in two pre-season matches.

Five minutes later, Dartford almost get themselves level. A quick getaway ends with the Trialist pulling a shot wide of the far post. Two minutes later, the Lions should have doubled their lead, Bradshaw reacting quickest to Jake Cooper’s header into the box, but Dan Wilks denied him.

Burey was looking lively, and 22 minutes in, he nicked the ball in midfield and charged towards goal, but the Darts’ defence upended him.  Danny McNamara had a go on 34 minutes, but his shot was wide of the far post.

Half Time: Dartford 0-1 Millwall 

Burey again led another counterattack. However, his decision-making let him down as he took too long to release Bradshaw, which resulted in giving the ball away and breaking down the attack.

The Lions began to dominate in the second period. Bradshaw was denied twice before woodwork prevented Cooper from getting onto the scoresheet. Honeyman was also denied by a good save from Wilks. Charlie Cresswell fired the resulting corner wide of the target.

Millwall doubled their lead in the 69th minute, and some strike it was from Burey. He picked the ball up around 22 yards out and curled home a beautiful shot which nestled perfectly in the net.

Cresswell thought he had got Millwall’s third when he headed onto the crossbar. Afobe almost made it three, but he curled an effort wide.

Full Time: Dartford 0-2 Millwall 

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Millwall lose out in nine goal thriller

Millwall were beaten 5-4 in their first pre-season friendly against Crystal Palace this afternoon.

The Lions fielded two different sides for either half and 22 players got game time in their legs.

The game started fast and Eberechi Eze put the hosts ahead two minutes in before Benik Afobe levelled arrears five minutes later with a snapshot that flew into the top corner.

The Eagles went back in front shortly after when Jordan Ayew slammed home but it was the same story after Afobe once again got Millwall back on level terms after a nice header found the back of the net after an excellent team move.

Just after the hour mark Palace made it three and then four. Goals from Rob Street and Christian Benteke respectively seemed to have put the game out of Millwall’s reach.

But the Lions came roaring back, summer signings Charlie Cresswell and Zian Flemming scored in quick succession to finish off the comeback.

Flemming’s goal being a long range strike that had too much power for the Palace stopper after a nice bit of skill.

With five minutes to go Palace scored the decisive goal when the Lions couldn’t clear their lines and the striker tapped home from close range.

A good run out for the Millwall and plenty of positives to take away with the debutants in particular doing really well.

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Leeds perspective for potential new Millwall signing Jamie Shackleton

 

Millwall look set to sign Leeds United midfielder Jamie Shackleton on a season-long loan.

The 22-year-old can also operate as a right-back which will provide competition for Lions academy product Danny McNamara.

We spoke to Paul from Leeds That Podcast:

“Shack is a great player, and desperately needs the game time.

“He started as a CM but Bielsa played him as a right back. He’s versatile but needs game time to find his place

“He’s a work horse. Incredibly fit, agile and fast.

“His weaknesses are lack of game time. Once he’s had a run he’ll start flying and the loan move is really good for him. He’s a really great guy – hard working and really humble. We wish him well.”