Grant, Huckerby & "Tracking Back"

IMHO this is probably a naive way of looking at things, but....

I have never understood football managers who expect their attacking players to "track back and help out with the defence"-why?

They are attacking players for a reason-that is, they are there to create chances and score goals. That is their task in the side and what we pay to see them do. I don't pay to watch Norwich to see people like Hucks helping out the defence, I expect to see him running and defenders and creating chances, scoring goals.

What the f**k is the defence for if all we hear is that attacking players have to "track back"-aren't they there to defend, can't they manage on their own? You can have four defenders plus a defensive midfielder and still the manager wants the attacking players to "track back", get the f**k out of here! The defenders defend, the attackers attack and how can they do that if they are constantly expected to be haring about between two penalty areas, no wonder we keep losing possession, we're hoofing it upfield but no-one is there as they have been "tracking back"!

Besides, whoever heard of a manager, our manager, lambasting his defence for "not getting forward and helping out the attackers"? They are expected to defend, only they should "track back", not the attackers.

Let the flair and attacking players do what they are expected to do, not try to turn them into extra defenders, so we end up playing 10-0-0.

Posted By: Martin Peters on November 21st 2006 at 14:51:52

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Grant, Huckerby & "Tracking Back" (NCFC) - Martin Peters, Nov 21, 14:51:52
- Darren Huckerby is a striker (NCFC) - Old Gregg, Nov 21, 16:39:04
  - John Ketley is a weather man (n/m) (NCFC) - Fierce Panda, Nov 21, 19:30:18
    - And so is Michael Fish (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 21, 19:40:51
  - I agree, we are asking our biggest threat to play at left back, I have always thought (NCFC) - lovely old job, Nov 21, 16:45:50
  - We must have the oinly midfield in world football (NCFC) - duke of york, Nov 21, 16:42:49
    - they wont go anywhere while they keep getting picked! (n/m) (NCFC) - selwyn, Nov 21, 18:18:30
    - Etuhu is the only 1 who has any ability it's just a shame we see too little of it. (n/m) (NCFC) - lovely old job, Nov 21, 16:46:38
- you could also say (NCFC) - megson, Nov 21, 16:35:02
- sadly its because... (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 21, 15:22:10
  - Hey Mr Carra, what do you think of the Christmas Tree? (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 21, 15:30:29
    - it's an interesting one (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 21, 15:38:17
      - In a Chrimbo tree formation (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 21, 15:40:47
        
        Hooves and Robinson should be hung out to dry on a Christmas tree (NCFC) - Jambocanary, Nov 21, 17:15:35
        
        suspect that requires slightly more intelligent players than we can afford (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 21, 15:53:09
        
        It doesn't require highly intelligent players. It requires an intelligent (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 21, 16:00:53
        
        Sadly we'd struggle to afford George Michael as coach these days.... (n/m) (NCFC) - Greeny, Nov 21, 16:23:19
        
        True (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 21, 15:58:38
      - But he doesn't have to stay central in a 4-3-2-1 does he? (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 21, 15:40:28
        
        but then... (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 21, 15:49:43
        
        Not really (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 21, 15:58:26
        
        I'd like to have seen it tried (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 21, 16:04:08
        
        not always a problem (NCFC) - megson, Nov 21, 16:30:51
        
        Snot a bad formation for the Ingerlund either (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 21, 15:47:15
        
        do we need pace up front? (NCFC) - mr carra, Nov 21, 16:12:18
        
        I think you need pace at international level. We sorely missed it in the World Cup (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 21, 16:13:14
        
        Where is Owen? (n/m) (NCFC) - conker, Nov 21, 15:59:48
        
        *sigh* Bristol (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 21, 16:03:43
        
        Newcastle (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Nov 21, 16:03:08
        
        In hospital, as usual (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 21, 16:02:46
        
        Yeah well he would be there for Rooney, with Rooney back (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 21, 16:02:28
        
        Thanks for saying what I meant ;-) (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 21, 15:41:17
        
        But you said it in a more sophisticated way! (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 21, 15:44:42
    - Now we've lost Ashton, we no longer have a (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Nov 21, 15:37:03
- but worthy gave hucks a free pole on the left (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Nov 21, 15:04:03
  - *role* (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Nov 21, 15:04:27
- Because you defend high. (NCFC) - InTheAbsenceOfAHorse, Nov 21, 14:56:08

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