Harendra makes players accountable
BHUBANESWAR:THE Asian Games debacle still fresh on their mind, the Indian men’s hockey team chief coach Harendra Singh on Wednesday tasked his players to furnish him with five instances of poor performance in Jakarta.
India had lost to Malaysia in the semi-finals via penalty shoot-off and eventually settled for a bronze after beating archrivals Pakistan.
“It is important for every player to be accountable and also be able to criticise their own mistake. As a team activity, I have asked all players to mention five instances where they thought their own individual performance was poor during the Asian Games,” Harendra said after the team’s training session here.
India conceded a late goal after leading 2-1 and the match then went to the shoot-off.
“We were blanked out in those last two-and-a-half minutes, no doubt.
“But there is no need to change our entire approach as the team did well throughout. We paid the price for under-performing, but there were also a lot of positives.”
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