"I thought we were terrific. I thought it was an unbelievable performance. We have got six or seven first team players missing which would obviously help contribute a lot, tonight we made eight changes, we lose the keeper in the warm-up and lose Dan Kelly after 20 minutes, it's certainly been challenging."
"We've got two young lads in the middle, we drilled them in a different shape in one day and for them to take all that on board and deliver the sort of performance they did against Premier League opposition speaks volumes of them in terms of grit and determination - all the things you'd expect of a Millwall team."
"It gives us confidence in ourselves of what we are capable of. There's not a lot wrong (so far this season). We've got seven or eight players missing, once we get them back we'll be a lot stronger and we'll win games."
Millwall pushed Crystal Palace to a penalty shootout at Selhurst Park after Ryan Leonard's injury-time header levelled the EFL Cup third-round tie. A largely changed Millwall side made eight alterations, lost their goalkeeper in the warm-up and saw Dan Kelly leave after 20 minutes, yet showed grit and determination against Premier League opposition. Young midfielders adapted to a new shape after a day of training and performed strongly. Palace prevailed on penalties after two Millwall spot-kicks were saved. The performance boosted Millwall's confidence, with optimism that returning first-team players will strengthen results as the season progresses.
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