Foreign coach believe in keeping a bunch of players together for some time. In last 5 years, we have not seen much from our current lot other then Asian games Gold medal. Selectors need to get some fresh players from local tournaments. The current players will do well in HIL where half of the team is with seasoned Foreigners. Their anomalies are hidden. They are exposed when they play against teams like Great Britain or Belgium. We used to be strong in Penalty corners with Sandeep Singh. Now we hardly earn PCs. Ramandeep, Akashdeep take pass while having their back towards opposition Goal and with poor technique either spend extra time in turning or are unable if opposition defender close them down. Mandeep Singh, Nikkin Thimmaih, Affan Yousuf, S K Uthappa have talent but how many opportunities they are getting?
Munna akashdeep is one of the consistent player from past 1 year except this tournament in remaining tournament he performed well. See in championship trophy, hockey world league2,asiangames commonwealth games
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Selectors need to get some fresh players from local tournaments. The current players will do well in HIL where half of the team is with seasoned Foreigners. Their anomalies are hidden. They are exposed when they play against teams like Great Britain or Belgium.
We used to be strong in Penalty corners with Sandeep Singh. Now we hardly earn PCs. Ramandeep, Akashdeep take pass while having their back towards opposition Goal and with poor technique either spend extra time in turning or are unable if opposition defender close them down.
Mandeep Singh, Nikkin Thimmaih, Affan Yousuf, S K Uthappa have talent but how many opportunities they are getting?
Just for record, Great Britain has defeated India in their last 10 matches. Can India reverse that today?