@sam you forgot Belgium. So there are four teams plus Spain is not bad either. Even Ireland and France are coming close to our level. Our coach Mr Ass needs to take the blame. was he sleeping while selecting squad.???Some people were injured in india, some became injured after reaching there. Atleast fly with a full squad before leaving India. If some players are injured, select other players in place of them.Raghunath injured okay and Rupinder pal injured after coming here. He didnt select any other options. Young Jasjit and forwards Lalit and Devender Walmiki standing in the D in defense. Physicality was missing as coach left S K Uthappa, Gurjinder Singh and with injuries to Raghunath and Rupinder pal singh, there was nobody to take PC nor anybody to Defend. Although Modern Hockey means every player has to share responsibilities in Attack, Defense, a proper balance is required in physical presence, speed, strikers, defenders. Once he selected depleted imbalanced squad, such pathetic string of results was expected.
I seriously doubt that coach can select his team because if that would hv been the case than Ashok Kumar,Mohd Shahid would hv been the coaches instead of shitty players like Harinder Singh and others. The problem with Indian Team was its defensive structure(no structure at all) giving the ball away,failing to distribute it when 16 yard hits are given.All the blame needs to go the selection committee because Paul Van As I doubt would hv been given team of his choice.Players like Jasjit,Gurmail,Devindar and Satbir did nothing concrete in HiL neither here.They shd play school Hockey,no ball shielding skills,no ball carrying skills,no distribution. What I hv observed is that our strikers find it difficult to dodge 1vs1 against opposition defenders where as opposition forwards get Better of Indian defence in 1vs 1.Sériously we need to look at our selection instead of level.I bet India of achieving the same previous heights of people like Ashok Kumar,Mohd shahid, etc are made the coach and given full freedom to select their team because in Hockey getting foreign coaches can be a communication barrier as Indian players aren't good in English.
If this is how players are going to perform then do India have a chance to win a medal in the upcoming 2016 Rio Olympics? India will face these strong European teams which is a cause of concern for Indian hockey.
There has been a considerable drop in the quality of the player over last decade. Due to less pool of quality players. One can't blame coaches for that. However, the fitness of the players have improved, which is the direct effect of having foreign coaches. Moreover, this was the first assignment of the coach. Now we have a year to prepare, the coach should properly scan for better players of lacking places. I have faith in Van Ass, I feel he can do the job properly.
am shocked by Ireland and France's display at the HWL..Watched all of Ireland's matches- they were so wonderfull technically..no wonder beat Pakistan and smashed Malaysia 4-1 !!!..Am pretty sure they wud have beaten India had we played them..seems like level of Euro Hockey league is too good..most French players also from there..they scored 4 against Belgium and beat Pakistan!!!
HIL under the current format (under the guidance of Mr. Shukla, who has expertly led BCCI) adds very little to Indian hockey and actually takes women hockey a few years back. We need atleast 2 divisions of HIL for men and women reunning for atleast 7 months with 16-18 teams in each division. Similar structure needed at zonal level before we can start saying we have a domestic structure fit to promote top class hockry. Till then it will be a matter of luck if we win anything not because of a good domestic structure.
Apart from overhauling the existing system, we need to bring in a fundamental change in the playing style at grassroot level.
We are still stuck with the playing style from Dhyan Chand's era. Teams like Britain, Belgium whom we use to beat comfortably 6-7 yrs ago are now beating us in the same fashion. Its high we incorporate the European style of slick and fast hockey where emphasis is given on short passes.
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Our coach Mr Ass needs to take the blame. was he sleeping while selecting squad.???Some people were injured in india, some became injured after reaching there. Atleast fly with a full squad before leaving India. If some players are injured, select other players in place of them.Raghunath injured okay and Rupinder pal injured after coming here. He didnt select any other options. Young Jasjit and forwards Lalit and Devender Walmiki standing in the D in defense. Physicality was missing as coach left S K Uthappa, Gurjinder Singh and with injuries to Raghunath and Rupinder pal singh, there was nobody to take PC nor anybody to Defend. Although Modern Hockey means every player has to share responsibilities in Attack, Defense, a proper balance is required in physical presence, speed, strikers, defenders. Once he selected depleted imbalanced squad, such pathetic string of results was expected.
The problem with Indian Team was its defensive structure(no structure at all) giving the ball away,failing to distribute it when 16 yard hits are given.All the blame needs to go the selection committee because Paul Van As
I doubt would hv been given team of his choice.Players like Jasjit,Gurmail,Devindar and Satbir did nothing concrete in HiL neither here.They shd play school Hockey,no ball shielding skills,no ball carrying skills,no distribution.
What I hv observed is that our strikers find it difficult to dodge 1vs1 against opposition defenders where as opposition forwards get Better of Indian defence in 1vs 1.Sériously we need to look at our selection instead of level.I bet India of achieving the same previous heights of people like Ashok Kumar,Mohd shahid, etc are made the coach and given full freedom to select their team because in Hockey getting foreign coaches can be a communication barrier as Indian players aren't good in English.
I do not have confidence in Yuki for Davis Cup. India need to find better player for Singles.
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