World Cup: Fulton feels underdog tag sits perfectly on India
It’s been more than half a century that the Indian men’s hockey team has been anywhere near the World Cup podium. As Craig Fulton’s boys enter the final stretch of preparations for yet another shot at the medal, the coach is not only aware of the challenge ahead but also comfortable with the ‘underdog’ tag for his team.“The ideal goal, of course, is to win. The realistic goal is we’ve been given a 5% chance of winning because we are ranked eighth.
- ▪It’s been more than half a century that the Indian men’s hockey team has been anywhere near the World Cup podium.
- ▪As Craig Fulton’s boys enter the final stretch of preparations for yet another shot at the medal, the coach is not only aware of the challenge ahead but also comfortable with the ‘underdog’ tag for his team.“The ideal goal, of course, is to
- ▪The realistic goal is we’ve been given a 5% chance of winning because we are ranked eighth.
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It’s been more than half a century that the Indian men’s hockey team has been anywhere near the World Cup podium. As Craig Fulton’s boys enter the final stretch of preparations for yet another shot at the medal, the coach is not only aware of the challenge ahead but also comfortable with the ‘underdog’ tag for his team.“The ideal goal, of course, is to win. The realistic goal is we’ve been given a 5% chance of winning because we are ranked eighth. It’s perfectly set up for a World Cup. We go into it as underdogs, to be honest, and that’s a good place for us to be.“The big block now is strength and conditioning because you need a certain amount of strength to get through seven games if you go all the way in the World Cup.
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