Huddersfield Town manager Michael Duff’s ‘amazing’ attention to defensive detail can take Brodie Spencer’s career to new heights
AS a former centre-half who represented club and country with distinction in his playing days, it should come as no surprise that Michael Duff will make it his business to pay particular attention to his defensive unit at Huddersfield Town.
On match days, the sight of Duff co-ordinating heading drills with his backline in the warm-up to games was commonplace at Barnsley and their defensive record was one of the best in League One in 2022-23.
Ahead of arriving at Town, Duff knew a fair bit about Michal Helik from their brief time working together at Oakwell.
From speaking with his close contacts in the game on the Northern Ireland scene, Duff – capped 24 times between 2002-12 – was also given plenty of insight into the potential of the player viewed as the club’s leading young talent in Brodie a former centre-half who represented club and country with distinction in his playing days, it should come as no surprise that Michael Duff will make it his business to pay particular attention to his defensive unit at Huddersfield Town.
On match days, the sight of Duff co-ordinating heading drills with his backline in the warm-up to games was commonplace at Barnsley and their defensive record was one of the best in League One in 2022-23.
Ahead of arriving at Town, Duff knew a fair bit about Michal Helik from their brief time working together at.