Michael Duff, the manager of Barnsley, is looking forward to facing battle against his team's local rivals Sheffield Wednesday in the League One play-off final after witnessing his team disprove the doubters and get to Wembley.
The Tykes defeated Bolton in their semi-final to advance to the Championship, where they will play their South Yorkshire neighbors on May 29.
Barnsley won by a slim margin at Oakwell on Friday, securing a 2-1 aggregate victory after drawing the first leg 1-1. Liam Kitching scored the game's only goal in the 24th minute, heading in Luca Connell's exquisite cross.
It was a close game over the two legs, and Duff praised his team's performance and thought back on how far they had gone since he became head coach in June. We anticipated that they would control the ball more than we would, but it didn't disturb us.My oldest player is maybe 27 years old, so the only thing we have is vigor. We're a pretty tough squad to beat when we bring an energy and quality to the game.There was a noticeable gap when we entered the football club due to, I believe, a boardroom shake-up, new staff, and 26 players coming in and out.
We encountered some hiccups on the road. They had been written off quite early, this set of guys, because we went a whole month in October without scoring a goal. After Christmas, it just kept getting worse.
The final will be played on Wednesday, and Duff noted that "they're a very good team." They haven't lost a lot, but the two losses they have suffered have been against us, so we are certain that we can harm them.I am anticipating it. Although it will be a wonderful event, we are not heading there for a day trip. We are currently playing to win.
Bolton manager Ian Evatt lamented his team's lack of creativity after they failed to take advantage of their favorable possession advantage over Barnsley.
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