Tokyo Video games: The Indian girls’s hockey group can be aiming to place in an excellent present.© Instagram
Indian girls’s hockey group chief coach Sjoerd Marijne expects his wards to achieve the quarterfinals of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and says something lower than that might be an enormous let down. The group can be competing in its second consecutive Olympics in Tokyo having certified for the Video games after a hiatus of 36 years for the Rio Video games. India’s best-ever end on the Summer time Video games was a fourth place end within the 1980 Moscow Video games and Marijne believes the present group has the potential to match it if the gamers play in line with their energy.
“The expectations in India are very excessive. If you’re sensible, solely two international locations are decrease ranked than us and that is Japan and South Africa. So, I do not know from the place these expectations are primarily based on.
“I believe most likely as a result of we did good prior to now within the final 4 years, however nonetheless we now have to be sensible. We’re specializing in reaching the quarterfinals and that is sensible and from there something can occur,” Marijne mentioned at a digital media convention.
The Dutch coach mentioned in the event that they fail to achieve the quarterfinals, it might be an enormous disappointment for the gamers, who’ve made plenty of sacrifices to grasp their goals in these troublesome occasions.
“…however for me an important is our performances and I do know that is simpler. I simply wish to see that this group reaches its potential and my job is to assist the group attain its potential.
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“If we play each pool match to our potential and fail to achieve quarters I’m nonetheless blissful. However I believe taking part in by potential will assist us reaching the quarterfinals and much more,” he mentioned.
“…if I’m disenchanted, I can be disenchanted for the ladies, as a result of I do know each day how exhausting they’ve labored. They miss their households, all the time being away. I understand how a lot effort they’ve put on this course of,” he added.
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