Craig Fulton was on cloud 9 after India gained their fifth Asian Champions trophy after beating China 1-0 on the Moqi Coaching Base in Hulunbuir on Tuesday, September 17. However he additionally admitted that China didn’t make life simple for them all through. China saved India on their toes because the score-line learn 0-0 after the primary three quarter.
Jugraj Singh broke the impasse after scoring within the 51st minute and gave India some respiratory house. China put stress on the Indian defence, however Harmanpreet Singh’s males discovered their approach to get out of jail.
“It was a troublesome match for us, however a very good one ultimately. We needed to discover a approach to win and that was what we needed to do right this moment. All credit score to China, they put up a very good struggle. With a full home, it’s additionally promising to see how in style hockey is on this area,” Fulton mentioned after the match.
‘We try to broaden our depth’
Final month, Harmanpreet’s India gained the bronze medal within the Paris Olympics after beating Spain 2-1 within the third-place playoff match. Fulton mentioned that after a busy marketing campaign, he and the gamers want a break earlier than coming again refreshed. The coach additionally talked about focussing on extra depth in Indian hockey.
“It has been a roller-coaster. Popping out of Paris after which spending eight days with the household. I owe a number of brownie factors to Natalie. I’ll now return for a little bit of a break. I would like to come back away with a youthful group, new gamers and provides them a possibility. The boys had been drained and we discovered a method and that’s all the time an indication of a very good workforce,” Fulton mentioned.
“We try to broaden our depth and we can have one other camp in 10 days time. One other 20 gamers will come for that. We’re wanting ahead to the long run and past. This was step one. It’s a new-look workforce and we now have some drained guys who want a break,” Fulton added.
India had a wonderful marketing campaign within the league stage after they completed on high of the desk with 15 factors because of wins in all 5 of their matches. Within the semi-final, they took down Korea after which they bought the higher of China within the grand finale.