why waste him on the wings where he would be blamed for not
tracking back.
The problem was Ox not
tracking back to help Nacho.
@Arsenal Girl Campbell only plays better than Theo currently because Theo isn't in form.Having said that I think people are over exaggerating his abilitues but I blame it on the awful performance of our wingers.Anytime Joel Campbell played to be honest ge was nothing spectacular.All I saw ws hardwork in the form of
tracking back to help the defence and being all over the place.He needs to make it this season or else he should be sold.The same is the case with Ospina who is good but his abilities are over hyped which I also blame a certain used to be 1st choice keeper here and that is» Mr. Mistake».
In fact the whole of the league needs players prepared to run, you can not get away with being basically a «goal hanger» like we called them at school, seeking the glory of a goal but not
tracking back and defending with the rest of team.
With defensive solidity, the attacking players wouldn't be
tracking back as much as they are now and would therefore score plenty of goals... it's all about team balance.
wouldnt say he's lazy, he does travel around the pitch a lot to receive the ball, but hes not physical at all really, and does little
tracking back.
Fans hate Walcott for not
tracking back but when Ozil doesn't track back, people talk of statistics.
Futhermore, theo is different frm all our attackers, he gives us something diffrnt, he has rarely played this season yet he has scored as many as our «hardworking ox» has scored all season, he assists more than any other winger in epl, the keep talk shit abt theo
tracking back, the fact is, theo doesn't need to track back, when he plays, opposing fullbacks rarely push up field becus they are scared of his pace, so that leaves our fullback one on one with their winger, now, does our fullback need help frm theo to mark his man??? Only if that winger is Messi, Ronaldo or Robben, if they not either of those three and our fullback can not handle them, then he is not good enough for arsenal!
Coquelin did all the dirty work in midfield,
tracking back, being the first defender and covering at the back to give time for the more forward players to come help and for the defence to organise (Mertesacker never found himself outrun... against City) breaking up plays and cleanly passing the ball forward!!
Iwobi played better than most, he was
tracking back and helping out in defence, Sanchez scored from his rebounded effort off the keeper and Iwobi almost scored the winner towards the end.
Facing defenders up,
tracking back, working harder than I've personally ever witnessed and showing the composure I think many fans forgot he had.
Bellerin done very well up till the poor tackle, Iwobi should have been
tracking back and been there yet Bellerin still got out wide to make a failed attempt to take the ball, Bellerin was in a no win situation as soon as Iwobi was put ahead of him on the right.
Cazorla might be better than Capmbell but I can see Campell
tracking back and putting up a fight on the left wing.
Also including ramsey will not be popular at the minute but giving him the ozil role will free him up more from
his tracking back.
Ozil plays his best football when he can focus on his good parts, he is not a player who puts pressure on the opposition for 90 mins and
tracking back etc, Ozil needs players behind him who can do that so he can use his intelligence in his pos, being able to drift away from a marker and in a place to flick the ball onto an attacker...
This is where a lot of Ozil's running is coming from, and Ozil is also
tracking back to block off the late runners and give a quick outlet when we get the ball back.
You have to give poldi credit in his 1st season he did a lot of
tracking back and really did help out on defense.
Our current crop of midfielders are useless
tracking back, except Sanchez and Ox (when he's on the pitch).
Gibbs was
tracking back with Clark but for some inexplicable reason he suddenly stopped and just watched as Clark continued to take the ball unchallenged.
Ox not
tracking back is absolutely insane.
Let's not get carried away and think Wenger has learned his lessons he has not overnight become a tactical genius he was forced to play that way when ozil was not fit to play had he been available he would definitely played and then would have same defensive problems as before with midfield over run and ozil not
tracking back to help so probably would have been beaten!!
Clearly, this is considering a 4 2 3 1 formation, which I don't see being very different from a 4141 formation, expcept for the lack of a cm
tracking back and the occasional ozil on the wing fiasco (which i can only hope is Wenger «challenging» him» / lack of Walcott..
Welbeck works harder
tracking back.
You observe
his tracking back is also good now.
Again, he was throwing his arms up instead of
tracking back.
He plays his football music with soft touches rather than vibrant tackles and
tracking back.
You must be kidding.He's «allergic» to defending or
tracking back in any form.
It's a mixture of things, fullbacks too far forward, zonal marking, not being physical enough and
tracking back we loss too many goals on the counter and it's not been sorted for years.
One of the most gifted players in the world, he can produce moments of brilliance but is often accused of forgetting his defensive responsibilities by not
tracking back and leaving his full - back exposed.
As I said even last week Ozil seems like a different player this season,
his tracking back and his passing in the final third is just mouth watering.
Walcott was seen
tracking back to help Bellerin, showing strength against their attackers and being aware of his surroundings to change the direction of play.
Central defenders have not been playing well, except for Varane, but then again Ramos and Varane are making mistakes, mostly related to
tracking back.
In this game if players like kroos, Marcelo, carvajal and Casemiro continue to make the same mistakes like not
tracking back, and poor all round performances, then it's safe to say that Zidane is no longer able to motivate this team.
Tracking back and closing down could be fundamental issue.
Welbeck is useful in
tracking back though, and I am yearning to see a combination of Ozil (no 10), Theo and Alexis (flanks) and maybe an Gabriel did well for a start, they gave middles borough no chance at all.
While Coq was fantastic breaking up counters and stopping plays from developing early, he did not cover well
tracking back when he got beat.
If Compared to Joel Campbell, who with one match, has managed to show class in scoring,
tracking back, giving crosses and winning duels.
luv to see chelsea scared, ozil
tracking back!
Against Chelsea, I would» t risk Perez on either flank due to
his tracking back issue.
Wilshere is the other candidate, Wilshere is fairly good going forward but as i have said is poor in
tracking back, this is something i have seen on several matches, he was as much to blame about the second goal as Mert.
«What the f*ck was that!!? (You) were lazy
tracking back.
That strategy did not work because the two defenders did a fantastic job, plus our midfielders continued
tracking back without the ball.
Over the years I have watched him develop into a player that can win a game with his creativity and excellent pace or loose a game with the carelessness of not
tracking back.
The PSG midfield maestro ought to be more careful when
tracking back into his own penalty area.
He is a beast when going on attck and awesome to watch whenever
tracking back not like other players in the team.
He really upped his work rate and was
tracking back working really hard for the team.
When one analyzes the 4 games in which the team conceded three or more goals, a number of factors come into play: attacking players losing balls in our defensive third, attacking players not committing fouls when they lose the ball to stop counters, attacking players not
tracking back to defend, and attacking players lacking a defensive mindset..
The amount of running and
tracking back that Campbell gets through in a game is astonishing and he is also very effective in winning back the ball to.
Aaron Ramsey is a good footballer.On his day he is a very very good footballer.I believe this is one player who would benefit most by having a CDM alongside him.His strength is going forward and making runs into the box and although he can never be accused of not doing his share of
tracking back it is just not his natural game.
That means moving Sanchez to the right as we have to keep him on a flank - with the protection he offers a full back through
his tracking back.