Millwall boss Alex Neil knows where his side need to improve ahead of their date with Sunderland after the break.
Millwall are now among a cluster of teams who have an outside chance of landing a playoff spot, currently sitting on the periphery of the race for a top six spot, six points off.
The Lions left it late to beat Stoke City last time out, but they go into the international break on the back of an important win, knowing their season will be defined by a very tough run of games that awaits them on the other side of the break.
In their next six games, Millwall play five teams who are challenging for either an automatic promotion or a playoff spot, and they are going to have to prove they can mix it with the best if they want to keep their top six hopes alive going into the final games of the season.
Playoff hopes aside, a top-half finish would represent real progress in any case for the Lions, especially given they were forced into an unexpected managerial change during the season following the departure of Neil Harris.
