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Ipoh (Malaysia): Coach Roelant Oltmans has sought an improved show from the Indian team in the ongoing 25th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament after the 1-5 mauling by world champions Australia in a preliminary league fixture. Wanting his wards to learn from the outing against the world’s top side, Oltmans said the young members of the squad ought to have learnt several lessons on finishing touches while scoring.
Not too pleased with the confusion in his team’s defense, Oltmans is eager to plug the visible gaps deep in the Indian territory, but also wants the strikers to learn from the manner Australia capitalised on four of their five forays into the circle.
“There was a clear lesson in effectiveness and how chances should be finished. Our boys must learn and gain from that,” said Oltmans as the Indian team today restricted its rest day activity to physical exercises. Missing numerous scoring chances continues to be the bane of Indian hockey and Oltmans rued that India failed to capitalise on several opportunities that they created against Australia.(PTI)
