Last Updated: August 07, 2023, 13:16 IST
India males’s hockey group at Asian Champions Trophy (HI)
India males’s hockey group coach Craig Fulton although is proud of the truth that his aspect is discovering the again of the web from area play.
The perennial downside of low penalty nook conversion has impacted India within the ongoing Asian Champions Trophy however chief coach Craig Fulton will not be too perturbed, saying such dangerous days from set items gained’t “keep ceaselessly”.
The South African is happy with the fact that his side is finding the back of the net from field play.
“I think we defended well and that helped us put an attack in place. So, we were able to defend from a lot of areas in the field that helped us counter, which is good. We scored some field goals, which got the boys some confidence,” he informed PTI after Sunday’s 5-0 win over Malaysia.
“As far as penalty nook conversion price (on this match) is worried, you’ll have a foul day, nevertheless it gained’t keep dangerous ceaselessly. And we had a great stability right now (Sunday).”
In the 1-1 draw against Japan, India secured 15 penalty corners but converted just one. The grim reality continued against Malaysia on Sunday when they just converted two out of 10 set pieces.
Asked about the areas of improvement, Fulton highlighted that his boys could have received lesser number of cards, besides being more tactically aware of the opposition.
“We got two yellow cards that I need to look into again. But the improvement areas are just general. It’s being tactically aware of what the opposition is doing and how we play in that phase. We are not yet where we need to be upfront as a team, but that’s ok,” he mentioned.
India will subsequent tackle defending champions South Korea on Monday.
“You gotta do it over again and take nothing without any consideration. And, it’s a back-to-back recreation, so will probably be robust. We will have a look at what occurred tonight (Sunday), take the positives and go once more,” he said.
‘Patience is a virtue’ for Hardik Singh
India vice-captain and midfielder Hardik Singh said patience is what paid off for the team against Malaysia, besides noting that controlling the tempo helps in creating goal-scoring chances.
“I think it was all about patience today (Sunday). We realised that we cannot win any game in the first half, so patience was a vital show from the team,” he mentioned.
“If we’re unable to attain, we nonetheless have the ball, and we’re setting the tempo, so the aim has to come back a while or the opposite. Also, the respectable variety of area objectives right now makes this triumph even sweeter.
“Besides having persistence and sustaining the tempo, what was optimistic was that even after incomes the playing cards, we didn’t concede any objectives,” he signed off.
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