What is your coaching philosophy? I like my players to be energetic, dynamic & proactive all over the pitch. I like to play at a high tempo (both offensively and defensively) and press, suffocate the opposition immediately after losing the ball. I want my players to be calm & collected whilst in possession and be able to pass their way out of trouble. I’m a very simple, open minded person & try to build a strong connection with everyone (players, support staff, management, owners) but at the same time work is work as the players know that as soon as they arrive at the training ground they need to be ready (physically &mentally), leave nothing to chance & give 100% in every exercise & every session.
United Sikkim suffered a 10-1 hammering earlier in the season. Do you think it is possible to survive relegation with this group of players? Anything is possible. Okay we have a young team, a team that probably has less experience (at this level) than 90% of teams in the I-League. In saying that, the players have been absolutely top class since my arrival and all have really impressed me with their attitude, work ethic during training & general professionalism. To be honest, I don’t care too much about past results. Obviously Prayag United had a very good day & we had a very poor day, simple as that really! The media / fans can make what they like from that result but from what I’ve seen so far, I have 20 something players who are hungry, hardworking & have immense desire to improve.
Following the postponement of the Mohun Bagan game, how will the extra week off help your side? It helps! We have had a good week of training so far. The players have worked hard & I’m very pleased with everyone’s energy levels, commitment & desire. I made it very clear to them (the players) last week that the fitness levels need to be improved & we have focused a lot on that this week. In all honestly, I don’t know what they were doing before but the boys are a good 20-30% below the level I would like them to be physically. So over the next few days we will continue to work hard & gradually over the next 3-4 weeks they will reach a level that I’m happy with. The extra week off has given me a chance to get to know all of the players a bit better, see them train more (as I only had 3-4 sessions with them before the Mumbai game). All this will help me determine who will play against ONGC.
was there at stadium.great match and a deserving point.
nima was brilliant on the right wing n
1-2 's between nima and nadong were
treat to watch. however
i feel attack was too much concentrated on right side.
untill the late 2nd half linekar was not much involved.
salau dissapointed with
some selfish play n misspasses. michael
was good as always.
the best thing was to see USFC playing 1
touch passing ftball.
very impressive.finishing in front of goal needs to be
improved.nadong missed an open goal
after rounding the GK but
he is very energetic player.
yoon was brilliant n made two stunning saves both in 2nd half to keep scoreline 1-1.
all back 4 played well with jhingan making one noteworthy goal saving last ditch tackle on yusa(ongc's japanese guy).
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What is your coaching philosophy? I like my players to be energetic, dynamic & proactive all over the pitch. I like to play at a high tempo (both offensively and defensively) and press, suffocate the opposition immediately after losing the ball. I want my players to be calm & collected whilst in possession and be able to pass their way out of trouble. I’m a very simple, open minded person & try to build a strong connection with everyone (players, support staff, management, owners) but at the same time work is work as the players know that as soon as they arrive at the training ground they need to be ready (physically &mentally), leave nothing to chance & give 100% in every exercise & every session.
United Sikkim suffered a 10-1 hammering earlier in the season. Do you think it is possible to survive relegation with this group of players? Anything is possible. Okay we have a young team, a team that probably has less experience (at this level) than 90% of teams in the I-League. In saying that, the players have been absolutely top class since my arrival and all have really impressed me with their attitude, work ethic during training & general professionalism. To be honest, I don’t care too much about past results. Obviously Prayag United had a very good day & we had a very poor day, simple as that really! The media / fans can make what they like from that result but from what I’ve seen so far, I have 20 something players who are hungry, hardworking & have immense desire to improve.
Following the postponement of the Mohun Bagan game, how will the extra week off help your side? It helps! We have had a good week of training so far. The players have worked hard & I’m very pleased with everyone’s energy levels, commitment & desire. I made it very clear to them (the players) last week that the fitness levels need to be improved & we have focused a lot on that this week. In all honestly, I don’t know what they were doing before but the boys are a good 20-30% below the level I would like them to be physically. So over the next few days we will continue to work hard & gradually over the next 3-4 weeks they will reach a level that I’m happy with. The extra week off has given me a chance to get to know all of the players a bit better, see them train more (as I only had 3-4 sessions with them before the Mumbai game). All this will help me determine who will play against ONGC.
@kshitij usfc : if you are posting an interview, either post the link or at least post the question and answers in different line...
yup give the link too
Bhaichung Bhutia attracted me to Indian football – United Sikkim coach Nathan Hall
Read more: http://www.sportskeeda.com/2012/12/21/bhaichung-bhutia-attracted-me-to-indian-football-united-sikkim-coach-nathan-hall/#ixzz2G2TMyLky
was there at stadium.
great match and a deserving point.
nima was brilliant on the right wing n
1-2 's between nima and nadong were
treat to watch. however
i feel attack was too much concentrated on right side.
untill the late 2nd half linekar was not much involved.
salau dissapointed with
some selfish play n misspasses. michael
was good as always.
the best thing was to see USFC playing 1
touch passing ftball.
very impressive.finishing in front of goal needs to be
improved.nadong missed an open goal
after rounding the GK but
he is very energetic player.
yoon was brilliant n made two stunning saves both in 2nd half to keep scoreline 1-1.
all back 4 played well with jhingan making one noteworthy goal saving last ditch tackle on yusa(ongc's japanese guy).
what they cant have a photo showing micheal's face?
> rudra said:
> what they cant have a photo showing micheal's face?