nobbs by this utterance is giving the message that keep me the hockey coach till 2016 rio olympics.the useless nobbs made our team get the last position in london 2012 olympics,and now wants us to bear with him for 4 more years, and spend crores of foreign exchange on him.kick him out immediately, and bring back bhaskaran/pargat singh as coach.
Re: the message is
by SULEMANULLAH on Dec 11, 2012 06:50 PM
ur logic is flawed.india is no match for the europeans at the moment and we are not going to get there by simply changeing coaches.there will have to be a systemic change bot in the style of play and the coaching of young players at the grassroots.this will take a minimum of 5-7 years.Hockey india and nobbs are on the right track.indian coaches will employ techniques that will not help...so please shove it!
Re: the message is
by mahaansoch on Dec 11, 2012 11:36 PM
Nobbs' salary is only 4 lakh rupees a month. I think he has performed quite well, in qualifying for London and now again by finishing 4th. He is passionate and works hard. We Indians having a habit of talking in hyperbole...using words like 'useless' very easily. Please shove it.
Re: the message is
by Razor on Dec 12, 2012 02:09 AM
I think we performed reasonably well at Champions Trophy. Could have been better. It will be interesting to see how we fare in comming future
Most older people, particularly who are able to keep comfortable with the achievements and don't mind being low profile,are habitual of using many unusual words like idoit, Pagal, Non sense,duffer,silly. So, let every one take the same as casual ...
It was every good performance by our team, after big failure in London Olympics, with this kind of effort from the players, our country will definitely focus on next tournaments.
The young team fought well & can turn the winners with continuity. We need to trust the coach who after a long time has produced a team that looked like a unit then individual brilliance in Champions Trophy
Nobbs should first concentrate on Hockey World Cup, 2014, and leave Rio for later. By the way, Rio Olympics will be in 2016 and not 2014. Rediff people sometimes do not check their articles carefully....
With a population of well over a billion people, it will not be difficult to get at least hundred excellent players. But for that we need systems in place. But, unfortunately, systems are lacking in every aspect of Indian life. The crux of the issue is to get systems in place -- that is the key. And to keep politics out of sport.
New Zealand, Australia, Netherlands, Belgium and most other hockey playing nations have no access to manpower as we have. They are as populous as some localities in our cities. So the difference is in -- I repeat- having systems in place.
Once that happens and kids step foot on artificial surfaces from school, it won't be long before we register a podium finish. The talent is there without a doubt. It has to be harnessed.
Re: The Future
by SULEMANULLAH on Dec 11, 2012 06:52 PM
GOOD POINT.most indians just talk thru their backsides and want an indian coach as if we havent had enough of those! Hockey India and nobbs have the right vision.