Indian hockey team has lost four consecutive matches at the London Olympics and will play against Belgium in their last pool match. Indian coach Michael Nobbs has apologized to the fans back home for India’s performance, says a report in The DNA.
“The players have let themselves, the team and the country down”, said Nobbs.
Michael Nobbs is surprised by the way the players have performed because the same players did well a few weeks back in European tour. He said, “We showed a lot of promise during the last one year or so. The team preparations were also going well and the boys were showing gradual improvements in the results. Our penetrations into opposition goals have been not been up to the mark.”
Ahead of their match against Belgium, Nobbs said, “Belgians are no walkovers and are a physically tough side. But then this is our chance to stand up and be counted.”
Meanwhile, a report in The Hindu says that India’s current performance at the London Olympics brings back memories from 1986 World Cup where India finished last.
India is the only team not to have a single point against their name among all the teams that participated. Indian captain Bharat Chetri said, “I hope we can improve. We must put the four losses behind us and play well as a team to salvage something from the last two matches. We’re a young team, most of the players did not have the experience of a big event like the Olympic Games.”
