New Delhi, Dec 9: Indian team coach Gregg Clark same that his boys won’t be below any pressure once they battle South Korea in their last Pool C clash of the Hockey Junior World Cup Tuesday at the most important Dhyan Chand National arena.
The India-Korea clash may be a desperate clash as whichever team wins, progresses to the quarterfinals.
“We are packed with confidence going into the match and also the boys ought to move. they need ready well and area unit up and prepared for the match. we have a tendency to aren’t below any pressure as this is often the maximum amount of a do or die match for us as for them,” Clark said here Sunday.
“This Korean aspect is immensely improved and they vie quite well against the Netherlands. Psychologically they’ll still have the 6-1 defeat we have a tendency to bimanual them in September at the swayer of Johor Cup in Malaysia. however this is a World Cup and not a six-nation tournament therefore the conditions area unit totally different.”
Speaking on India’s 2 matches thus far — the 2-3 loss to Netherlands and also the 3-2 finish over Canada — Clark aforesaid that his aspect is creating inroads into the grading zone however not changing their probabilities.
“The main drawback was that we have a tendency to couldn’t convert our possibilities despite making lots of opportunities within the circle. We have to be compelled to be more accurate in our next encounters. Defensively we have a tendency to were sturdy and organized. I hope we have a tendency to do higher against Choson,” intercalary Clark, who was conjointly the coach of Ranchi Rhinos that won the inaugural Hockey India League.
“We restricted the opposition’s possibilities and vie with speed. i feel anxiety took over the boys once we have a tendency to went 0-1 down early within the Canada game. however i feel we have a tendency to showed character by returning and beating a awfully sensible Canadian aspect. very cheap line is we have a tendency to won the match and got the 3 points we have a tendency to wished,” aforesaid the South African.