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To be fair Duffy, if you’re reading this, it’s just your age people worry about, not your professionalism. I’ve never seen that questioned. It’s about getting the best out of you and keeping injury free. We don’t want to lose you to an avoidable strain. I don’t think a single Blade has ever thought you don’t train hard.
 
I'd hope that no one's questioning his professionalism. As far as I can tell he's a committed pro who loves the game. Fitness issues would be down to age, genetics and possibly his late entry into the professional game.
 
On a broader point re Duffy, I don't often question Wilder's judgement but I must admit taking Duffy off when he did yesterday had me scratching my head. He was still one of the few players actually trying to change the game. Fleck should have been first off. Bash in alongside Norwood, with Dowell AND Duffy buzzing around behind the strikers would have been interesting.
 
Stretch said:
On a broader point re Duffy, I don't often question Wilder's judgement but I must admit taking Duffy off when he did yesterday had me scratching my head. He was still one of the few players actually trying to change the game.
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I actually feel that when Duffs is pulled off around the 60 minute mark it gives fuel to the idea that he has run out of steam. I don't know why it seems to be CW/AK's trigger point when invariably there are other players that deserve the hook far more than Duffs. In my opinion it does him a disservice, most of our good stuff goes through him & I see no reason to pick on his age or fitness levels most matches, maybe because he knows he is going off he is required to put everything in to minutes 45 to 65, therefore giving a false impression he is knackered beyond recovery?
 



Mark Duffy will always be a legend for a very long time after his playing career with us. Always gives 100% and the best player we have had with the ball at his feet for many a year. Long may that continue Duffs. UTMB

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Duff does visibly tire sometimes, but he’s hardly alone in that. And, per comments above, he covers a shitload of ground most games.

This regularly withdrawing him after 60-70 minutes thing has been happening for three years now. It’s got to be partly data-driven? ie, predicted injury metrics?
 
Speedracer said:
I actually feel that when Duffs is pulled off around the 60 minute mark it gives fuel to the idea that he has run out of steam. I don't know why it seems to be CW/AK's trigger point when invariably there are other players that deserve the hook far more than Duffs. In my opinion it does him a disservice, most of our good stuff goes through him & I see no reason to pick on his age or fitness levels most matches, maybe because he knows he is going off he is required to put everything in to minutes 45 to 65, therefore giving a false impression he is knackered beyond recovery?
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Agree....does seem strange because sometimes Duffy is playing well
But Wilder still takes him off at 70 minutes, maybe he sees his role as vital to the team...so prefers fresh legs.
But suspect it’s something more scientific or tactical. Maybe Radio Sheffield need to ask Wilder himself.
 
Duffy presses and harasses for the ball so so well. If he loses it (which youre going to playing the role he does) he will never gives up without a battle. Usually winning it back again.
If he does lose position it's mainly in less dangerous positions too (unlike Fleck) and his work ethic is brilliant start to finish, and that's all before we go into how good his footballing ability is.
 
Speedracer said:
I actually feel that when Duffs is pulled off around the 60 minute mark it gives fuel to the idea that he has run out of steam. I don't know why it seems to be CW/AK's trigger point when invariably there are other players that deserve the hook far more than Duffs. In my opinion it does him a disservice, most of our good stuff goes through him & I see no reason to pick on his age or fitness levels most matches, maybe because he knows he is going off he is required to put everything in to minutes 45 to 65, therefore giving a false impression he is knackered beyond recovery?
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Agreed.

And frankly, if we're not ahead by the time the regular 'Duffy substitution point' is reached, we can more often than not forget about getting anything from the game because our shape and creativity disappears with him.

I would imagine that week after week opposing managers (and supporters, for that matter) are left thinking, "Thank God they've taken Duffy off."
 
He gets pulled off at roughly the same time in most games. Yesterday, he looked absolutely knackered when he was taken off. Some games he looks like he can clearly carry on. I suspect CW/AK do so to preserve him so he can start every game. This is possibly down to the fact we've had no Duffy2 to come off the bench and do his job. He certainly can't play 100% for 90 minutes of every game the way the team plays. None of the midfielders or attackers can.
 
Silent Blade said:
Was the tweet aimed at Wilder/Knill or at the fans who criticised him in the social media?
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They're not fans - they're fucking parasites.

Case in point: One of the best players I've ever seen at the Lane, TC enjoys watching him play, scorer of possibly the greatest (or at any rate the most entertaining) goal in the club's history, and he feels he has to take time out to say this.

Fuck them.

At one point yesterday Swansea broke really quickly down our right and Duffy sprinted 60 or 70 yards to cover. JOC, or somebody actually put the tackle in, but the reason the Swansea player had nowhere to go was because of the work Duffy had just done. Incredible to see.

No idea what to say apart from Thanks Mark, it's a privilege - but shoot a bit more often ;)
 
That's a reet cop out tweet from Duffy. I hope for his sake CW doesn't see it as he might question why the friggin he can't give 110% for the 70 minutes he actually plays. :rolleyes:
 
Grappler said:
His cross for McG yesterday was inch perfect. McG made a total hash of what should have been a simple header, but the cross in was world class.
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I know how he feels, I played 4 or 5 for Ballinpigpubs13 to make a hash of this morning, until finally the match winner was fit to grace a world cup final.
 
Speedracer said:
I actually feel that when Duffs is pulled off around the 60 minute mark it gives fuel to the idea that he has run out of steam. I don't know why it seems to be CW/AK's trigger point when invariably there are other players that deserve the hook far more than Duffs. In my opinion it does him a disservice, most of our good stuff goes through him & I see no reason to pick on his age or fitness levels most matches, maybe because he knows he is going off he is required to put everything in to minutes 45 to 65, therefore giving a false impression he is knackered beyond recovery?
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100% this. And I’m convinced it frustrates Duff to high heaven.

IMHO, this is perhaps a very carefully directed “tweet” at the fans, the direction of which is actually intended elsewhere !!

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Wilder does take Duffy off far too much. The one player we have who can consistently beat his opponent.
 
robbiez666 said:
He gets pulled off at roughly the same time in most games. Yesterday, he looked absolutely knackered when he was taken off. Some games he looks like he can clearly carry on. I suspect CW/AK do so to preserve him so he can start every game. This is possibly down to the fact we've had no Duffy2 to come off the bench and do his job. He certainly can't play 100% for 90 minutes of every game the way the team plays. None of the midfielders or attackers can.
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According to my spreadsheets, this season, other than against Wednesday and Ipswich, he's been subbed off in every league game he's started, something like 19 times in 21 games and usually between the 60th to the 70th minute.
 
Maybe his Dad telling him about Facebook comments.

Never seen his professionalism questioned. Biggest concern I've seen reiterated is his age and how we will replace his role in the team.

As for fitness, I think that's down to a combination of a few players looking knackered regularly, probably down to how we play as before yesterday we looked stronger later in recent games due to not starting at 100 mph and pressing as high.

Likewise he has regularly been subbed around 60-70 minutes leading people to not unreasonably assume that the management don't feel he can perform at full tilt for 90 minutes.
 



DronnieBlade said:
100% this. And I’m convinced it frustrates Duff to high heaven.

IMHO, this is perhaps a very carefully directed “tweet” at the fans, the direction of which is actually intended elsewhere !!
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Perhaps they value him that highly, that based on stats they remove him once he hits a particular threshold of increased likelihood of injury due to fatigue.

e.g. he's not knackered and can last, but they don't want to risk him getting injured whilst lasting.

Interestingly, having Dowell also increases the likelihood of him coming off, despite having another option of replacement if he gets injured.
 
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