India National Thread

[Prashanth 179]

  On 8/3/2021 at 8:01 AM, Dolby said:

Honestly, doesn't matter. We were out of gas the moment Belgium went 3-2 up. 

Expand  

If you are talking of Penalty Stroke then it was correctly given, Sreejesh was nowhere near behind the defender. We Indian fans loose the authenticity of sports when we go all out to support. I didn't feel refereeing was biased.

[Prashanth 179]

Our fitness was found wanting and we didn't try to change the style of game. We didn't play 1-2 passes, Didn't try to slow the game, defending n moving out of D was pathetic. Imagine Coach had to tell boys don't attack rashly inside the D. If not for the rusher Amit we would have be starring at  pathetic scoreline. Sreejesh too was not at his best.

[sounak 40]

  On 8/3/2021 at 8:01 AM, Dolby said:

yaar I know, we are upset at losing but Belgians were doing much more than that. They do depend on Penalty corners a lot but it is not like that they are bad at open play. Football equivalent won't be penalty kicks but penalty kicks, corners and free kicks. And so many games are decided by set pieces only. Nothing wrong in that. Open play main dominate kar rahe the tabhi to Penalty corners mile na. 

Expand  

Yeah true. I guess I am upset. Yeah they are good at open play of course that is why they are world champions.

But I strongly disagree to your point that penalty corners are equivalent to set pieces. There is a high amount of skill needed to perfect the set piece routines of free kicks and corners. If you compare the number of goals scored via free kicks and corners with the number of goals scored via penalty corners in a hockey match you will get my point.

Also free kicks are only given on fouls and deliberate handballs. Not when 5-6 people are fighting for the same ball and by mistake it strikes your foot.

[Sanjib 17]

  On 8/3/2021 at 8:22 AM, sounak said:

Yeah true. I guess I am upset. Yeah they are good at open play of course that is why they are world champions.

But I strongly disagree to your point that penalty corners are equivalent to set pieces. There is a high amount of skill needed to perfect the set piece routines of free kicks and corners. If you compare the number of goals scored via free kicks and corners with the number of goals scored via penalty corners in a hockey match you will get my point.

Also free kicks are only given on fouls and deliberate handballs. Not when 5-6 people are fighting for the same ball and by mistake it strikes your foot.

Expand  

The way you are feeling today, I guess the English supporters felt the same after the Qtr final match when GB did everything apart from converting opportunities into Goals, but today in the last Qtr the game was mostly played in our half.

[sounak 40]

  On 8/3/2021 at 9:04 AM, Sanjib said:

The way you are feeling today, I guess the English supporters felt the same after the Qtr final match when GB did everything apart from converting opportunities into Goals, but today in the last Qtr the game was mostly played in our half.

Expand  

True. I guess the green card to Manpreet also played its part. Manpreet should have known better while committing that foul.

[tirtha22 234]

  On 8/3/2021 at 8:00 AM, Steve_RP said:

but the question is, did the final 15 mins see some shoddy umpiring decisions. Especially the penalty shot that was awarded.

Expand  

I felt few decisions were biased against India. This is not because I support India. The referral where Indian player was pushed and Indian referral was turned down could have been a game changer if India received a Penalty corner. 

 

The decision where whether Sreejesh was in the line of the ball depends upon the perspective of the video referee.

[tirtha22 234]

 

 

 

The Sawai Man Singh Hockey Stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan gets a brand new AstroTurf pitch. ?

 

 

 

 

 

[Prashanth 179]

UCI Rankings 2021

Men Elite Sprint Ranking - Esow   - 42

Men Elite Keirin Ranking  - Esow   - 11

Men Elite 1km Time Trial Ranking - Ronaldo - 51

                                                       Esow     - 78

Men Elite Points Race Ranking      - Anil       - 87

Men Elite Omnium Ranking            - Manjeet - 89

Men Elite Scratch Race Ranking   - Venkappa - 83

Men Elite 4km Pursuit Ranking     - Punam - 39

 

Men Elite Team Sprint Ranking    - 8

Men Elite Team Pursuit Ranking   - 28

 

[Prashanth 179]

  On 8/3/2021 at 9:30 AM, tirtha22 said:

I felt few decisions were biased against India. This is not because I support India. The referral where Indian player was pushed and Indian referral was turned down could have been a game changer if India received a Penalty corner. 

 

The decision where whether Sreejesh was in the line of the ball depends upon the perspective of the video referee.

Expand  

Nope Mandeep was already on his way down and hence that push didn't get counted. Sreejesh was never inline and hence the penalty Stroke awarded.

[Prashanth 179]

  On 8/3/2021 at 9:36 AM, tirtha22 said:

 

 

 

The Sawai Man Singh Hockey Stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan gets a brand new AstroTurf pitch. ?

 

 

 

 

 

Expand  

Looks good. We need a stadium of around 5-10k to make it a huge impact. But for people to train its good enough though.