During his pre-game news conference at the Birmingham City Elite Performance and Innovation Centre, Rowett spoke with BluesTV and complimented Jutkiewicz’s recovery mindset, desire to support the Men’s First Team, and matchday contributions.
“Jukey is the perfect example of what you need at this time of year. He just wants to get out there, like he has so many times before. He has more tape on him than I have ever seen him in his entire life as he runs around.He’ll try his hardest to be accessible. That genuinely inspires me, in my opinion. At this point in the season, you should consider someone who has done it numerous times and simply isn’t able to do it any other way than.
Additionally, Lukas Jutkiewicz, who was on loan with the Terriers in 2009, has resumed on-field training ahead of the game at John Smith’s Stadium, according to the interim manager.
The striker has not played in the six games since Rowett rejoined the team last month, missing the most recent one, which was March’s home game against Watford at St. Andrew’s at Knighthead Park.
“If he is available, he might be absolutely essential to changing the outcome of the game at some time during the contest. He could definitely provide us with an other source if we need it later on, as we haven’t really had the chance to do that.
Along with providing updates on Oliver Burke, who was substituted at halftime against Rotherham United last weekend, Rowett also discussed Alex Pritchard, another former Huddersfield player. “Pritchard spent the entire week training. Burkey has not. He isn’t accessible because he felt his hamstring during the game.
