As a young player at Arsenal you get used to a very particular
style of football. Jay Simpson, who left the Gunners in August for
a loan spell at Millwall, is one such player, and he is relishing
the chance of learning a very different approach at his new
club.
It is a lot different from being at Arsenal, he told Arsenal.com.
We like to keep the ball on the floor here but there we are
desperate for a result so we are under pressure to win in any way
we can.
Simpson scored in the opening game of the Reserve League season at
Fulham but was more than happy to temporarily ply his trade
elsewhere.
Its good for me to play at that level and if the Club want me to
go back out again then I am happy to do that, he said. If they
want me to stay though I will and work hard for the team.
Of his time at Millwall the youngster is upbeat about the progress
he is making despite a string of bad results.
It definitely helps dealing with the pressure of the crowd getting
on your back as well as the manager, said Simpson.
There, everyone is playing for their careers so its a different
kind of pressure. For me its good to go into that environment and
see what this kind of football is all about.
Simpson will return to Arsenal in January.