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balaganesh, anna univwrsity
01-02-2005 1:38 am
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condolence
all the hockey fans know him very well.... he did all success on the field as well as off the field... we pay tribute to him and his abilities
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Mohit
01-02-2005 3:28 pm
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Hockey Guru
Undoubtedly India's best coach. He probably understood mordern international hockey better than any of the grass bred Indian hockey coaches and players. His stints as chief coach for the 1984 LA Olympics and 1992 Barcelona Olympics put India as one of the medal favourites. But for the basic limitations of the players the results would surely be otherwise. He was a coach who blended the attacking Asian style with the midfield play of the Europeans. He introduced the 4-4-2 combination with a additional centre pivot ably played by Hardeep Singh in 1994 and Jude Felix in 1992. Like traditional sub-continent teams he emphasized on the need of speedy wingers and good skill as a tactic to counter the European athleticism on synthetic turf. He brought Mukesh Kumar into the senior team with this very idea and rightfully sacked the good for nothing R. P. Singh as right winger much before the Barcelona Olympics. But on the other hand he was also responsible for the sacking of Vivek Singh as centre half and putting in Jude Felix as schemer. May be Vivek Singh who was a first time passer and who did not hold on to the ball long (unlike most sub-continent players) did not fit in his scheme of things. Also his persistance with Charanjit Kumar as right winger during the 1984 Olympics instead of Jallaludin Rizvi; was a big mistake.
Whatever the results were, he always brough hope to all of us fans when at the helm and even the South Korean head coach reffered him to as 'Guru'. May his soul rest in peace.
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ramakrishanan.r
01-13-2005 10:07 am
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hockey master
he was one who changaed the system of playing in india. he gaged the player and draw thwe system. but ihf failed to reconginesis ability
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