10-01-2021, 05:34 AM
(10-01-2021, 05:25 AM)PaulP link Wrote:Teague made no secret of wanting a mostly attacking game plan. Some of the blame has to lie with him. I assume they were more than anything playing to instruction, and Saad was specifically recruited for that attacking half back role. I find it hard to believe that if Teague was telling them to defend more, that after a preseason plus a full season (in Saad's case) or longer in other cases, that the message still wasn't getting through. You can't blame the players for everything.
The expectancy with you have an offensive game plan is they will defend and run the other way when they haven't got the ball. Should be a basic to any player. So, yes, this is on the players. Not sure how it can't be. Wasn't alot of a pre-season last time with COVID to work on much last time anyway.
If noticed when we were switched on we defended well. Pies, the 2nd time, twice with Freo, Geelong, St.Kilda, and the 2nd half against Hawthorn after Teague gave them one almighty half time blast for not defending. The issue was the players simply wouldn't work hard enough to defend, tackle and run two ways, only doing it when they felt like it. Carlton cultural issues. Many coaches over the years here have been telling them things until they were blue in the face and often got donuts.