{"id":87664,"date":"2023-09-28T07:39:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T06:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/?p=87664"},"modified":"2023-09-28T07:39:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T06:39:13","slug":"millwall-challenge-is-next-for-duffs-hard-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/09\/28\/millwall-challenge-is-next-for-duffs-hard-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Millwall challenge is next for Duff&#8217;s hard work&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Duff got his first Swans league win as manager last weekend as the Swans brushed past a Sheffield Wednesday side 3-0 to lift themselves outside of the relegation zone but as he prepares for the next challenge it&#8217;s another big week ahead before the next international break.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s game at Millwall is followed by a home game with Norwich on Wednesday night before they head to the South West and a trip to Plymouth to ahead into the second break of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Duff knows that his team needs a return from those three matches or he will head into that period with his side very much in a relegation fight and the pressure mounting on his shoulders at this (still) relatively early stage in his Swansea career.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='uDMn3aAnQ91ZQwiQCsEasQ' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1676983531' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'uDMn3aAnQ91ZQwiQCsEasQ',sig:'5VxvmLl0nsIFz7lMINNKz5XZC7bG5vxyK_lcywMk_8I=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1676983531',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>None of those matches look easy on paper so it was no wonder that yesterday he was talking about hard work and more to be done when he started to look ahead with the media to the trip to the Den on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>He will want to build on that first win last weekend\u00a0\u201cIt was good to get the monkey off our backs and get that first win,\u201d he told the club&#8217;s official site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we know we have not arrived because we have won one game, this is a tough league, and there is still a lot of hard work and a lot of improvement to come from us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were definitely positives in terms of some of the football we played, the energy and the intensity we showed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know we needed to give the supporters something, we have a lot still to do for them, but we are trying and working and we will keep doing so.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='O19K0rDZSUFHoG2kwCpwhw' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1578497235' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'O19K0rDZSUFHoG2kwCpwhw',sig:'zPsUwFpYL4YqX3YkmlpVp8YeWZ5xUh4f2Og1o-BpiBc=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1578497235',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>After the disappointment of the defeat to Cardiff and the late equaliser at QPR the win over Sheffield Wednesday was the least that the Swans required last weekend and a trip to 11th placed Millwall will certainly be a good gauge as to whether we have improved or was it just a case of Sheffield Wednesday being awful?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going into Millwall with some confidence,&#8221; said defender Ben Cabango.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But we\u2019ll take it one game at a time, continue to work hard and look to move forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no hiding from the fact we have had a tough start, or how disappointed we were with how we performed against Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we have now got a positive result, the fans were great with the support they have given us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were happy to get that win, but no-one is resting on their laurels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve put in decent performances in parts, but now it\u2019s about building a full performance. 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