Veteran Burnley defender Michael Duff believes manager Sean Dyche could one day take charge of England . Dyche , 43 , has a growing reputation having overseen a remarkable transformation of fortunes since arriving at Turf Moor in October 2012 . The former Chesterfield defender made a nonsense of the relegation favourites ' tag to lead the Clarets to an unlikely promotion from the Championship to the top flight last season . Burnley veteran defender Michael Duff is preparing to take on Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday . Duff has backed his manager Sean Dyche to one day take charge of the England team . The 37-year-old has played in eight different divisions before finding himself taking on the likes of United . This term they are attempting to defy the odds again and with eight games remaining they have a fighting chance of survival in the Barclays Premier League . Burnley are next in action on Sunday when they host Tottenham . Duff , 37 , said : 'He has been first class . I 've learned a lot from him , little things he does , and I think he will go on to be a top manager . 'Hopefully he will stay here a bit longer and ( Burnley will ) achieve some more with him . I can not see why somebody will not give him an opportunity from what he has done here . ' Asked if he would be surprised if former Watford boss Dyche ever managed England , Duff said : 'No , in a word , having worked with him and the way he gets the best out of players . 'Most of our players have played the majority of their careers in the Championship or lower than that and we are competing against multi , multi-million pound squads and we are alive and kicking . 'So , he has managed to get the best out of us . If he can do that at a higher level , why not ? ' Duff has hopes of following Dyche into management himself after retirement . The former Northern Ireland international still intends to prolong a career that has seen him play in the country 's top-eight tiers with Cheltenham and Burnley , but he has firm plans for life beyond it . He said : ' I 've done my Pro Licence and I want to stay in football after I 've finished playing . ' I have no plans to stop playing at the minute . I still love getting up for training in the morning . It 's not a bad job running around chasing after a football . 'But you look at the game differently when you get to my age . The Pro Licence is nearly all based on management , so you look at sessions differently , look at the manager 's presentations - and this one is n't a bad manager to learn from . ' Dyche has improved Burnley 's fortunes since he took over at Turf Moor in October 2012 . The high point of Burnley 's season , so far , is the 1-0 defeat of defending champions Manchester City .
The veteran Burnley defender believes Burnley could manage Three Lions . 37-year-old described his boss as 'first class ' Former Northern Ireland international has played in top eight divisions . Duff himself is hoping to enter management after his retirement .