KUALA LUMPUR: The countrywide hockey gamers have much catching up to do, primarily based on their performances in the concluded FIH Series Finals.
This changed in the remark made with the aid of former countrywide educator Datuk Seri N. Shanmuganathan (percent), who said the players lacked fundamental capabilities and repeatedly made identical mistakes.
“We need to have gained the very last in opposition to Canada; however, we blew it due to the mistakes in defense and negative finishing. I am unhappy with the mistakes they made in matches,” said Shanmuganathan, who has featured in three Olympics and three World Cups.
Malaysia squandered penalty strokes and failed to convert five penalty corners in the final before going down three.
He delivered that the defenders aren’t using the right method to address their warring parties, as they like to do it on the run, making it more difficult to get the ball.
“The defenders also are sluggish in clearing the ball from the semi-circle, and they gave away penalty corners easily,” he said.
“In the group match against China, the opponents scored three penalty corner goals because we had bad talents in stopping the penalty nook tries.
“They by no means seemed to study from their mistakes because it was the identical case inside the final suit towards Canada, wherein they conceded penalty corner desires in the area of mins,” stated Shanmuganathan.
“It will be tough to win matches if Malaysia concedes more than two goals in a healthy. Malaysia needs to beef up its defense if it harbors any hopes of qualifying for the next 12 months’ Tokyo Olympics,” said Shbecameathan, who became the captain of the Malaysian team that finished fourth in the 1975 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.
“The disappointing reality is that they cannot discover the target to score despite growing several possibilities in a suit. They like to take the ball to their left facet before using reverse stick hits to attain goals.
“I don’t comply with it as there may be no attitude to score. Instead, they must use a snapshot at the goal, as the ball may soar off the goalkeeper’s pads before other gamers can sprint in to score.
He stated that countrywide coach Roelant Oltmans has to check out some of these elements and hopes they will be better prepared for the playoff matches in October to qualify for the Olympics.