India coach Fulton rues poor start after team’s exit
India's men's hockey coach Craig Fulton attributed the team's World Cup exit to a poor start and defensive errors during their loss to Argentina. The team will now compete against Belgium for seventh place.
Why it matters
The performance highlights the challenges faced by the Indian national team in high-stakes international tournaments.
India men’s head coach Craig Fulton blamed his side’s poor start in the 5-3 loss to Argentina, ending its World Cup run here on Monday.
Mistakes in the opening five minutes were punished by Argentina as India played the chasing game, before more errors in the second half extinguished any hopes of a turnaround. India will now play Belgium for the seventh place.
“I think the outcome was bigger than the performance. So I think that got the better of us. If we had just gone back to our normal approach, which I was hoping we would, (it would have been different). I take full responsibility for that,” Fulton told Sportstar.
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