The Indian hockey team recently maintained their dominance over the Japanese hockey team after defeating them in the semi-final match of the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 by 5-0 to reach the finals. India will now lock horns with Malaysia on 12 August 2023, Saturday at 8:30 PM IST at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium, Chennai.
Craig Fulton took over the position of the head coach of the Indian hockey team after Graham Reid stepped down from the position recently after India’s poor World Cup, 2023 campaign.
Harmanpreet Singh was all in praises for the head coach of the team and talked about all the structural developments that have brought the team towards the finals of the Asian Champions Trophy 2023.
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Harmanpreet Singh appreciates Craig Fulton
“Every coach has a different mentality. Our past coaches have been good. Even he (Fulton) is good. Every coach thinks about the betterment of the team,” said Harmanpreet Singh.
“He is doing a good job. While we have brought in structural changes in our team, managing it (changes) at such a short notice is a highly positive point for us. All credit to him,” said Harmanpreet Singh.
“It’s a great achievement to make it to the final, which would be completely different compared to league matches. It was a good performance (on Friday), as we played according to our plans. We even created our opportunities as per the plans,” added Harmanpreet Singh.
“(On Saturday), our focus would be to stay strong defensively and convert most of our chances,” concluded Harmanpreet Singh.
