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Published 20:14 27 Nov 2018 GMT
Updated 20:21 27 Nov 2018 GMT
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"They can train more at their clubs. I get slaughtered for training lads five times a week. That's dinosaur mentality, you have to train five times a week. I went to play Chelsea during the season, they train seven times a week. "But most (Irish) teams train twice, maybe three times a week. So, that's a problem already. Do we play enough games? Absolutely not."
Duff went on to say that his Under-15 side played for roughly six months of the year. He said that this wasn't enough, and they needed to be playing for 11 months of the year.
Didi Hamann backed up Duff's point and said that in the south of Germany, where he is from, they play for 11 months of the year at underage level, and have indoor facilities for when the weather gets bad during the winter.
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