Indian senior team lacks consentsiently to challenge elite
In the World Hockey league final so far the Indian team has not been up to the mark. The Indian team has played 3 matches so far losing 2 and drawing 1. In the first match against the England team the passing was and finishing was bad, the penalty corner conversion was averageand defense was bad that is why Indian team loss the match. The second match was against the New Zeleand team and the problem was the same as the England match as the the passing was bad, the penalty corner conversion was not great,but at the end India was able to convert 1 goal.
In yesterday match against the mighty Germans India played much better hockey as the penalty corner conversion was ok, the finishing was not to great, the strikers came into the rhythm, defensive was firm passing was precise but the last minute defensive lapses cost them the match. The performances from Rupinder Pal Singh, Ragunath, Sardara Singh has been not up to mark.The biggest challenge of this Indian team to improve with each match. This Indian team needs time to compete with elite like Australia, Holland, Argentina.
In the quarter finals India will face Australia. In that match the biggest challenge would be to tackle the agility,speed, stamina and to control the fast pace game. The Indian fans must support the hockey team and if they play like they did against the Germans they can surprise a few. It should be a mouth watering clash, hoping for some better play that have been lacking in the tournament so far by Indians.
To compete with the best the Indian team must work harder so that they can be at their best come the major tournament like the Asian games, World Cup to held in 2014. The Indian team must focus on their weakness like defending, penalty corner conversion, short passes, and to complete the goal has to Indian main key areas to work on and especially to work on the fitness.
The Indian team needs a strong mental mind while challenging these top teams. The junior team in the recent times have performed well but come the major tournament they failed at the crucial moment and finished 10th. Their main problem has been to concede goal at the dying moments of the game. Like in the junior world cup match against Korea India were leading 3-1 with 12 minutes to go but the the strong asian team Korea struck two goals and leveled the score 3-3. This ended the dream of Indian team of entering the quarterfinals and had to content with classification matches. I am sure that the new coach Terry Walsh will need some time to bring results into this team.
This team has many young players who can do well in the future and make the country proud. The like of Mandeep Singh, Manpreet, Amit Rohidas and experienced players like Sardara, Ragunath, Rupinder Pal Singh will make a good team. This year they have to play major tournaments like Asian games, World Cup 2014 and other key tournaments. As a Indian fan i would love to see the team perform well but a crucial factor is that the Indians must learn how to tackle pressure of the game.
In yesterday match against the mighty Germans India played much better hockey as the penalty corner conversion was ok, the finishing was not to great, the strikers came into the rhythm, defensive was firm passing was precise but the last minute defensive lapses cost them the match. The performances from Rupinder Pal Singh, Ragunath, Sardara Singh has been not up to mark.The biggest challenge of this Indian team to improve with each match. This Indian team needs time to compete with elite like Australia, Holland, Argentina.
In the quarter finals India will face Australia. In that match the biggest challenge would be to tackle the agility,speed, stamina and to control the fast pace game. The Indian fans must support the hockey team and if they play like they did against the Germans they can surprise a few. It should be a mouth watering clash, hoping for some better play that have been lacking in the tournament so far by Indians.
To compete with the best the Indian team must work harder so that they can be at their best come the major tournament like the Asian games, World Cup to held in 2014. The Indian team must focus on their weakness like defending, penalty corner conversion, short passes, and to complete the goal has to Indian main key areas to work on and especially to work on the fitness.
The Indian team needs a strong mental mind while challenging these top teams. The junior team in the recent times have performed well but come the major tournament they failed at the crucial moment and finished 10th. Their main problem has been to concede goal at the dying moments of the game. Like in the junior world cup match against Korea India were leading 3-1 with 12 minutes to go but the the strong asian team Korea struck two goals and leveled the score 3-3. This ended the dream of Indian team of entering the quarterfinals and had to content with classification matches. I am sure that the new coach Terry Walsh will need some time to bring results into this team.
This team has many young players who can do well in the future and make the country proud. The like of Mandeep Singh, Manpreet, Amit Rohidas and experienced players like Sardara, Ragunath, Rupinder Pal Singh will make a good team. This year they have to play major tournaments like Asian games, World Cup 2014 and other key tournaments. As a Indian fan i would love to see the team perform well but a crucial factor is that the Indians must learn how to tackle pressure of the game.
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