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Although pleased with the team 's progress on the field, national men' s hockey coach Harendra Singh is disappointed with India 's defeat against Australia in the final of the Champions Trophy.
India lost to Australia on penalties in Breda on Sunday, with scores tied 1-1 in regulation time. "Reaching the final was good, but the whole team is discouraged by the way we lost," Harendra said Thursday.
"We deserved to win, but we missed a couple of chances to finish normally, before the tournament I told the boys:" India did not win the Champions Trophy before. Here is the opportunity to immerse yourself in the history books: "We got closer."
India had improved with its penetrations in a circle, Harendra thought.
"Even at the Commonwealth Games, we were doing circle penetrations, it's just that we do not convert them in. In all the team meetings, I told the players that we were tied with the best teams in the world in terms of skills and fitness, we only needed to improve mentally and play smart hockey, we had to attack and defend as the team and we were improved in this regard. "
Happy for Seniors
Harendra was pleased with the performance of seniors Sardar Singh and Ramandeep Singh, both of whom had been recalled after leaving the CWG team.
"If you look at the FIFA World Cup, the teams that are doing well are the ones that have a good mix of youth and experience, which is what we tried to do. I think the elders really pulled on their socks and delivered them in. As a team, we played hockey entertaining that everyone in hockey appreciated. "
India's next target is a gold medal at the Asian Games, which will kick off in Indonesia in August
"We need to improve in some areas before that," said Harendra. "Our penalty corner attacks need to improve . And we have to score every quarter. "
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