Last Updated: August 05, 2023, 17:14 IST
India’s over-reliance on extracting corners can be a matter of concern. (AFP Photo)
The Indian staff earned as many as 15 penalty corners however transformed only one regardless of having a potent drive in skipper Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas and Jugraj Singh.
Tournament favourites and three-time champions India would look to work on their penalty nook conversion fee after they tackle Malaysia of their subsequent Asian Champions Trophy match in Chennai on Sunday.
India struggled visibly when it got here to penalty nook conversion fee towards Japan on Friday on the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium.
The Indians earned as many as 15 penalty corners however transformed only one regardless of having a potent drive in skipper Harmanpreet Singh, Varun Kumar, Amit Rohidas and Jugraj Singh.
India had been deadly with their penalty corners within the 7-2 win over China of their opening match as six of the targets had been scored by way of set items.
However, it was an entire distinction within the 1-1 draw towards Japan on Friday.
Harmanpreet transformed one of many 15 penalty corners India had secured within the hard-fought draw towards Japan.
India’s chief coach Craig Fulton is visibly involved however mentioned the staff just isn’t removed from attaining its full ending potential.
“It’s each coach’s concern if you’re not changing your possibilities, whether or not corners or discipline targets,” he said.
“It’s not that we are not playing in our system. We are playing the way we want to play, and even tonight (Friday), we had two-three really good counters. We are one phase away from finishing the way we want to,” he had mentioned after the Japan draw.
India’s over-reliance on extracting corners can be a matter of concern, as through the recreation towards Japan, the gamers had been seen refraining from going for discipline targets from contained in the field.
Therefore, Harmanpreet has a process at hand to make sure that the staff utilises clear scoring alternatives to the fullest and never be egocentric by way of incomes sufficient penalty corners.
“We will attempt to assault the areas that gave us targets within the opening recreation (vs China). We would additionally attempt one thing new,” Harmanpreet had said.
Next for India is Malaysia, a team which has surprised all with their performance, having trounced Pakistan (3-1) and China (5-1) in their opening two contests.
Malaysia would be riding high on confidence after being at the top of the table.
Also, with Firhan Ashari being the top goal-scorer in the tournament so far, scoring four goals and all of them coming through field goals, the Indian defence will have a tough time.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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