Huddersfield Town boss: ‘Charlton Athletic’s League One stint shows promotion is not a simple task’

Huddersfield Town boss Michael Duff believes that Charlton Athletic’s League One stint highlights that getting out of the division is not a simple task.

The Addicks have been in the third tier for five consecutive seasons and have had seven permanent managers at The Valley since being relegated from the Championship at the end of the 2019-20 season.

Charlton, who have not won in the league since the 1-0 success over Birmingham on October 5, head to Huddersfield on Saturday.

“They’re a big club,” said Duff. 

“They’ve had a lot of change.

“If you look at the last three or four years, they have had loads and loads of managers.

“If you go to the stadium, look at the budget, the amount of supporters they have got, and they have got an extra Premier League manager in charge.

“He wouldn’t go there if they weren’t a big club.

“I imagine Nathan is dealing with a number of similar problems in terms of inconsistency.

“If anyone knows a Nathan Jones side, you’re going to have to scrap and fight. They have pace in the team, and physically, they can hurt you in different ways.

“We’ve proved that when we’re at it, particularly at home, we can be more than a match for anyone.

“It’s going to be a tough game. 

“They have been at this level for some time now. It goes to show that it’s not quite as easy as throwing money at it or changing the manager – you need to build something.”

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