10th Asia Cup 2017 - Bangladesh

A forum to discuss Indian hockey and the disarray it is in despite the promising new professional PHL series.

Moderator: Moderators

User avatar
jaydeep
Moderators
Moderators
Posts: 23792
Joined: Wed Aug 18, 2004 8:59 am
Please enter the middle number: 1
Location: India

Re: 10th Asia Cup 2017 - Bangladesh

Post by jaydeep »

In this Asia cup, our performance is not at the par,
ssp
Member
Member
Posts: 3708
Joined: Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:11 pm

Re: 10th Asia Cup 2017 - Bangladesh

Post by ssp »

Post by jaydeep » Wed Oct 18, 2017 3:45 pm

In this Asia cup, our performance is not at the par,
We have been below par throughout 2017. Disappointing at the Azlan Shah Cup, pathetic at the HWL and nothing special at the Asia Cup.
I suspected Korea would be hard to beat. I think the speed of our passing was a bit slow and this allowed the Koreans to keep enough numbers in the circle. We didn't have the quality or guile to create too many chances. The 2-3 opportunities we got fell to Akashdeep and Sunil who messed up each time. So many of our attacks fizzled out as result of a sloppy or hurried pass or a mis trap when under little pressure.

The goal we conceded was not Surender Kumar's fault as mentioned in my previous post but due to Varun's poor play. In fact all 3 goals against us have come due poor play by one of our players!
User avatar
jaydeep
Moderators
Moderators
Posts: 23792
Joined: Wed Aug 18, 2004 8:59 am
Please enter the middle number: 1
Location: India

Re: 10th Asia Cup 2017 - Bangladesh

Post by jaydeep »

Yes, agree with you, SSP ... In 2017, we have failed to show progress or consistency ... On the other hand, giving chance to many youngsters in the senior team.
ssp
Member
Member
Posts: 3708
Joined: Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:11 pm

Re: 10th Asia Cup 2017 - Bangladesh

Post by ssp »

Pakistan and Korea have drawn 1-1. Quite an even game, but I think Korea didn't go as defensive as they did against us and so Pakistan got several chances, but their finishing was terrible. Korea had a lot of possession and they too missed some good chances. I suspect Pakistan could be a pretty decent team with a modern coach and more exposure and improved fitness.

We start our game against Malaysia in 20 mins time.
sameerph
Moderators
Moderators
Posts: 32794
Joined: Mon Feb 28, 2005 4:26 pm
Antispam: No
Please enter the middle number: 5
Location: MUMBAI
Has thanked: 1 time
Been thanked: 11 times

Re: 10th Asia Cup 2017 - Bangladesh

Post by sameerph »

We are leading 3-0 at half time against Malaysia. Much better performance but Malaysia is giving our forwards much more space to go thru than Korea which had crowded their defence yesterday.
ssp
Member
Member
Posts: 3708
Joined: Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:11 pm

Re: 10th Asia Cup 2017 - Bangladesh

Post by ssp »

As Sameer says, more space available for our forwards and we have taken our chances to be 3-0 up.

Some silly errors from a lot of our players. Sardar has looked too slow at the back and his passing was poor. We have gifted away a couple of PCs due to poor footwork and wild swings when some composure was needed. Malaysia have had some great chances but haven't taken them.

Fairly even on the stats, so we have to keep our discipline and structure to keep the Malaysians out. I suspect we will concede at some point (there will be some lunacy at the back- we specialise in this aspect) so another goal would be most welcome.

We have a 4th. A fantastic move on the right sees Gurjant tap in at the far post. Lovely stuff. Surely we can't mess this up from here!! ;)

5-0 at the end of Q3. Gurjant showed his pace and class in setting up the 5th. We still look a bit shaky at the back and have been lucky with Malaysia's shooting and loss of referral. However, there are huge spaces in the midfield and up front for us as the Malaysian discipline has fallen away, so we should have more chances.

We ended up winning 6-2 after a poor Q4 where we gave away 4 PCs and generally played badly. Instead of keeping possession and just killing off the game we tackled like amateurs or just kept giving the ball away. The stats were fairly even but PC count was 8-3 against us. Our finishing was brilliant and Malaysia's was rubbish. That was the big difference. Just as I suspected the lunacy won't go away and a clean sheet just doesn't happen against any decent team.

Positives: Gurjant, Sumit & Dipsan are good additions to the team. Quick passing at the front works very well on occasion and ball speed was much better than the Korean game.
Negatives: tackling at the back is pathetic. Uthappa, Akashdeep, Ramandeep, Satbir and Sunil make far too many basic errors. Just get better players in and results will follow. Sardar didn't have a good game and looks off the pace at the back. Probably not his best position.
Last edited by ssp on Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:28 pm, edited 2 times in total.
sameerph
Moderators
Moderators
Posts: 32794
Joined: Mon Feb 28, 2005 4:26 pm
Antispam: No
Please enter the middle number: 5
Location: MUMBAI
Has thanked: 1 time
Been thanked: 11 times

Re: 10th Asia Cup 2017 - Bangladesh

Post by sameerph »

It finished 6-2 for us in the end. Much improved effort from yesterday. I think our place in the final is more or less secured now with goal difference too quite good.
User avatar
jayakris
Moderators
Moderators
Posts: 34757
Joined: Mon Dec 16, 2002 7:24 am
Antispam: No
Please enter the middle number: 5
Location: Irvine, CA, USA
Has thanked: 10 times
Been thanked: 1 time
Contact:

Re: 10th Asia Cup 2017 - Bangladesh

Post by jayakris »

So, what is everybody's feeling about the guy we picked out from the streets to be our head coach? Is he doing okay?
ssp
Member
Member
Posts: 3708
Joined: Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:11 pm

Re: 10th Asia Cup 2017 - Bangladesh

Post by ssp »

by jayakris » Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:36 pm

So, what is everybody's feeling about the guy we picked out from the streets to be our head coach? Is he doing okay?
Not sure as apart from Korea, the opposition hasn't been too tough. He has made our forwards pass much quicker than previously -with some good results but also a lot of 'blind' passes from our 3 most experienced attackers (Ramandeep, Akashdeep and Sunil). This is a good tactic on the whole.

So far in this tournament, our play at the back has been poor. Too many wild or rash tackles and we have gifted away 3 goals due to unforced errors. Playing Sardar as the sweeper or free defender is not really working. So we look worse in defence compared to Oltmans' era.

Our PC routines haven't been too clever. Haramanpreet seems to be our only option and if he doesn't get it right, we look a bit silly.

So overall, nothing special from the coach yet, but it's early days.
Last edited by ssp on Thu Oct 19, 2017 3:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
jayakris
Moderators
Moderators
Posts: 34757
Joined: Mon Dec 16, 2002 7:24 am
Antispam: No
Please enter the middle number: 5
Location: Irvine, CA, USA
Has thanked: 10 times
Been thanked: 1 time
Contact:

Re: 10th Asia Cup 2017 - Bangladesh

Post by jayakris »

Thanks, ssp. I have not watched us lately. Good coaches usually improve the defense. Hope this guy does that, but it's probably too early to say anything, I guess. At least there is no disaster yet, but then it's to early say that too.
User avatar
PKBasu
Member
Member
Posts: 36869
Joined: Fri Jan 03, 2003 6:04 pm
Please enter the middle number: 1
Location: New Delhi / Kolkata
Been thanked: 8 times

Re: 10th Asia Cup 2017 - Bangladesh

Post by PKBasu »

Our counter-attacking against Malaysia was often breathtaking. But we also gave Malaysia a lot of opportunities, most of which they flubbed (thankfully). 3-0 at half time and 5-0 after the third quarter were impressive scores against a strong Asian side (perhaps the third best in Asia these days).
sameerph
Moderators
Moderators
Posts: 32794
Joined: Mon Feb 28, 2005 4:26 pm
Antispam: No
Please enter the middle number: 5
Location: MUMBAI
Has thanked: 1 time
Been thanked: 11 times

Re: 10th Asia Cup 2017 - Bangladesh

Post by sameerph »

We beat Pakistan 4-0 to enter the final. First half performance was patchy and Pakistan got more chances than us. In the second half we improved a great deal to pump in 4 goals.

Await the winner of Malyasia-Korea match in the final.
ssp
Member
Member
Posts: 3708
Joined: Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:11 pm

Re: 10th Asia Cup 2017 - Bangladesh

Post by ssp »

Nice win over Pakistan. 1st half was not great but excellent Q3 & Q4 performance. Always good to see a clean sheet. We dominated the stats almost 3:1 in shots and circle entries despite the mediocre first half. For a change we won more PCs than the opposition.

I would prefer to meet Malaysia in the final, but looks like it will be Korea as they are 1-0 up with only a few minutes left. We always struggle to break down the Korean defence because their organisation, fitness and discipline is better than Malaysia who are keen to attack.

And my wish is granted as Malaysia get an equaliser in the 58th minute. I think this means Korea won't be at the 2018 WC.

Goint onto the final, I hope we cut out the rash tackling and reduce the number of PCs given away. If it's an open, attacking game, we will get plenty of chances, but I'm still not sure how our team will perform. Could be a great showing or absolutely shocking! ;)
User avatar
prasen9
Member
Member
Posts: 19124
Joined: Thu Jan 02, 2003 8:49 pm
Please enter the middle number: 1
Location: State College, PA
Has thanked: 25 times
Been thanked: 8 times
Contact:

Re: 10th Asia Cup 2017 - Bangladesh

Post by prasen9 »

We do criticize our team, but, it seems that in comparison to the other Asian teams who have pretty much regressed a lot vis-a-vis their standing a few decades earlier, we have perhaps regressed a tad bit less maybe because of our large population and Oltmans, Walsh, etc.
User avatar
arjun2761
Member
Member
Posts: 7332
Joined: Sun Apr 03, 2005 2:26 pm
Please enter the middle number: 1
Location: US
Been thanked: 7 times

Re: 10th Asia Cup 2017 - Bangladesh

Post by arjun2761 »

Well, most of the other Asian teams haven't been particularly good for any length of time (i.e., among the top 4 or 5 in the world). They have had short stints at that level.

Pakistan is the only Asian country that was good for a length of time but they are now mostly a dysfunctional country. Beating them consistently is good but shouldn't give us too much satisfaction as their hockey program is essentially a failing program in a failing country.
Post Reply