“I think we can always improve. It’s just how much detail we want to go into and how much time we put into improving it,” he added
Craig Fulton
Malaysian hockey coach Arul Anthoni might be bemused by the Asian Champions Trophy (ACT) being held so close to the Asian Games, but India head coach Craig Fulton on Tuesday said it remains an important event to fine-tune the preparations for the quadrennial continental showpiece.
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The Asian Champions Trophy will conclude on August 12, a little over five weeks before the Asian Games commences in Hangzhou, China, raising questions over the timing of the event in Chennai. “It’s something that you have to do. But we need the games. So, it’s important that we play it. It’s even better that it’s in India,” Fulton told reporters.
“We are looking forward to the positives and negatives. But, at the same time, we get to look at a few extra players as well, which is important for us. Injury is never nice for any team or player. So, yes, I understand the clash and the timing.”
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The penalty corner conversion rate has been a topic of debate lately for the Indian hockey team. However, Fulton believes that the idea of a PC being considered a threat and a great goal-scoring opportunity is still alive “big-time.”
“We have a world-class penalty corner [specialists]. All the players involved in it are really good. Oppositions know we have a threat there and try to diminish it by trying to run down or not conceding as many is always something that teams are trying to do, and that’s what we try to do,” Fulton said.
“I think we can always improve. It’s just how much detail we want to go into and how much time we put into improving it,” he added.
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