Millwall: ‘We celebrated 50 points’ – Massimo Luongo

Millwall midfielder Massimo Luongo says they are not getting ahead of themselves in the Championship play-off race – and even celebrated hitting the 50-point mark.

The Lions are fifth in the table with a six-point advantage over Preston in seventh and trail second-placed Coventry by five points.

“It is [going well] but there is a little joke going around, we celebrate 50 points,” Luongo told BBC’s Football Daily 72+ podcast.

“We are very much a team that celebrates 50 points. Even though we’re in the play-offs, we’re like ‘oh we’re safe now’.

“We’re doing little milestones at the moment and we’re not really looking at the table. The senior figures aren’t because every time someone talks about it, everyone is like ‘relax’.

“We’ve got tough games leading up to Ipswich [on 21 March] that will create a mentality for the run-in.

“And when the run-in comes, all right, then we look at the table and we look who is where.”

Ex-Crystal Palace, Watford and Reading winger Jobi McAnuff said Millwall are “pretty much there” in contention for a top-six finish.

“You’ve got a nice little cushion now, it’s six points and that’s just to sixth,” he said.

“But I would be looking at ‘what do we need to make sure we are in the play-offs?’.

“You look traditionally, it’s 70 [points], 72 maybe. You’ve already got 53 points, so it’s really interesting to hear from inside the camp on what that mentality is.

“Yes, stay up, 50 points, but that is the bare minimum Millwall should be doing.

“It’s now about how do we make sure that we do continue what has been a fantastic season.”

Luongo made nine appearances for Alex Neil’s side before picking up a knee injury in the 2-1 win at QPR which will keep him out for the rest of the season.

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