Indian males’s hockey staff head coach Craig Fulton feels that with Australia the shape staff, it could be preferrred to check the place the Indian staff stands towards it.
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The Indian males’s hockey staff will depart for a vital five-match tour of Australia on Monday as a part of its last Olympic preparation, and coach Craig Fulton is conscious that historical past isn’t in India’s favour however assured that the staff is healthier ready this time.
“Australia is the form team at the moment, so it’s always nice to test yourself against them. I have had a look at history and there have been some tours to Australia that haven’t gone well,” Fulton informed 247 I News in an interplay on the sidelines of the annual Hockey India awards right here on Sunday.
“But we are looking to improve that, we want to get some wins in Australia and also see where we are. It comes at a nice time because you have enough time to fix some things or keep doing the right things.”
With lower than 120 days left for the Paris Olympics, Fulton admitted there have been a whole lot of good groups within the fray however added that 4 months had been nonetheless a very long time for issues to alter.
“I always say there is a realistic goal and an ideal goal — the ideal one is to win any time you play a tournament. But then there is the realistic goal about where we are placed right now.
“We are fourth in the world, there are a lot of good teams and in an Olympic year, teams do more. It’s exciting to see where everyone is now but, four months away, what still needs to be done to actually peak at the right time — that’s what everyone is trying to do,” Fulton defined.
While the Tokyo Olympics ended the medal drought for Indian hockey, it additionally raised expectations of a repeat three years on and Fulton, denying there was any efficiency strain, agreed it helped maintain the main target.
“I think it is more about focus — I cannot control the outcome, but what I can do is control the environment we create until we play those games. I have to get the planning and the staff right, all the things that are going to help us play better — get the right individuals and improve them mentally, technically and tactically — that’s the focus,” he hoped.
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