Millwall fans sing foul chants over Jean-Philippe Mateta injury after goalkeeper Liam Roberts slapped with huge ban

ALEX NEIL called connected Millwall and their fans to determination connected from Liam Roberts’ fearfulness tackle connected Jean-Philippe Mateta.

Lions keeper Roberts is serving a six-match prohibition aft smashing  Mateta successful the caput with a flying footwear successful last weekend’s FA Cup necktie astatine Crystal Palace.

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Millwall fans observe scoring successful Saturday’s 2-1 triumph astatine Watford – but immoderate visiting supporters were besides heard singing inflammatory chants astir Jean-Philippe Mateta[/caption]

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Liam Roberts was fixed a six-game prohibition for this situation connected Crystal Palace attacker Mateta successful the FA Cup the erstwhile weekend[/caption]

The French striker was fixed oxygen earlier being taken to infirmary and needed 25 stitches for a terrible gash to his near ear, with Palace president Steve Parish describing the situation arsenic the ‘most reckless’ helium had ever seen.

Roberts’ archetypal suspension was for 3 games, but it was doubled aft the FA demanded stronger action.

But Millwall fans were successful nary temper to backmost down during yesterday’s 2-1 triumph astatine Watford.

Every clip a location subordinate went down injured, they chanted: “Let him die.”

They besides backed their keeper with: “One Liam Roberts, there’s lone 1 Liam Roberts.”

There was also: “It isn’t enough, it isn’t capable – 25 stitches, it isn’t enough.”

The maltreatment piled connected with: “Que sera sera, immoderate volition beryllium volition be, Mateta’s successful A and E.”

There was besides a minute’s applause for Roberts from the Millwall fans successful the eighth infinitesimal – the clip helium was sent disconnected astatine Palace.

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The hatred mob yet piped down to articulation successful the celebrations erstwhile Josh Coburn headed Millwall’s 81st-minute winner.

Lions brag Alex Neil said aft the Watford match: “Now we tin gully a enactment nether the Liam stuff.

“You know, we’ve supported Liam. Liam’s made a atrocious decision. He’s mistimed the challenge.

“I deliberation it’s past been proceedings by media astatine that constituent afterwards, which we are not successful power of.

“We’ve spoken to Liam. He’s fine. He understands. He spoke to me, and it’s done. Draw a enactment nether it.

“Liam volition service a suspension. That’s the mode it is, and past we conscionable determination connected to the adjacent game.”

Neil insisted that the contention implicit Roberts had not affected the team.

“We don’t truly get benignant of caught up successful that benignant of stuff. Social media is not thing I get progressive successful whatsoever.  I get feedback  truthful I’m conscious of what’s happening.

“But the past happening I request is to scroll done and cognize what immoderate 14-year-old who lives astatine the bottommost of the roadworthy thinks of me. I’m past that stage. So yeah, I’m not fussed.”