Hockey World Cup 2023: India coach Graham Reid pleased with back-to-back clear sheets

Indian Hockey crew coach Graham Reid admitted that he was blissful getting back-to-back clear sheets within the first two video games of the Hockey World Cup. India and England performed out a goalless draw of their Pool D encounter on Sunday.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 16, 2023 17:47 IST

Reid was blissful that India had been capable of get back-to-back clear sheets within the World Cup (Courtesy: PTI)

By India Today Web Desk: India coach Graham Reid admitted that he was pleased with getting back-to-back clear sheets within the Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 after their goalless draw in opposition to England on Sunday.

Both groups performed out an entertaining stalemate in entrance of a packed crowd in Rourkela. India and England had began their marketing campaign with a win and can now be aiming to prime the Pool with victory of their closing match.

Speaking to the reporters after the match, Reid stated that the crew had been leaking targets for the reason that Tokyo Olympics and stated that the back-to-back clear sheets to start out the match was a optimistic for them.

“We have been leaking goals since the Tokyo Olympics but now we have got back-to-back clean sheets, that is the positive from this match,” Reid stated on the post-match press convention. “We conceded too many penalty corners but at the same time we defended them very well,” he added.

Reid additionally supplied an harm replace on Hardik Rai, who was taken off through the match in opposition to England after sustaining a knock. The India coach stated that it’s not that unhealthy as initially thought and there shall be extra monitoring carried out on the participant.

“It looked pretty bad when he came off but I have gotten an update and it is not that bad as we originally thought. We will have an update on that, we will see,” stated Reid.

The India coach praised the gamers’ dedication whereas defending penalty corners in opposition to England.

“At this level, when you are playing fast-paced hockey, it happens. It is always a concern if you concede that many penalty corners. We are going to try and make amends.” “We have to try and do better inside the opposition circle. But I am very pleased with the commitment of the players. It was a high-skilled hockey played by both the teams, it was a telling match and both came off exhausted.”

“England and Netherlands are very similar and they attacked very quickly and they would push a lot of people forward and they create opportunities. “But we defended very properly. I feel our keeper didn’t contact the ball from the penalty corners,” stated Reid.

India will play Wales of their closing Pool D encounter on Thursday.

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Jan 16, 2023