By Admin 
Head coach Craig Fulton appreciated the performance of the Indian hockey team after winning the Asia Cup here on Sunday, saying that boys have fulfilled their wish by becoming champion teams in Asia.
With the help of two goals by Dilpreet Singh, the Indian men’s hockey team gave the defending champion South Korea in the final. After defeating 1 to eight years, won the Asia Cup title and also qualified for the next year’s World Cup.
Craig Fulton said- Fitness was the key to India’s success
Fulton said that playing continuously in 10 days intervals is physically difficult to play but fitness was the key to India’s success. He said after the final, “The team’s performance was good. If you play seven matches in 10 days, it is really difficult to do so. I think we were physically stronger than all the teams here. ,
He said, “I said earlier that we want to be number one in Asia. We want to bring depth in our team and this is the most important thing. I think we are reaching there now. ,
Fulton said, “We made good preparations and performed well. Although the beginning was not good, the closing was very good. “He praised the persistence of his players and said that he always tries to achieve his goal.”
Australia’s difficult tour was beneficial for India
He said, “The players of the team are very intelligent, so they do whatever they try. We do a lot of homework on the opposing team and ourselves in which more than others. When they are committed to something, they do it well. That’s what I like “He feels that Australia’s difficult tour just before the Asia Cup was an ideal preparation for India.”
Fulton said, “I think the tour of Australia was really important. We were playing well in the Pro League, but we did not get the results. Came back and set up his training camp and then went to Australia, performed well there. Got good results against Australia for the first time in eight years. ‘
Now meditation on World Cup
He said that now the meditation is to bring depth in the team in view of the two big tournaments World Cup and Asian Games to be held next year. Talking about India’s future tournament, the coach said, “We have to play Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, South Africa tour, Hockey India League and Pro League. There is a difference of three weeks between the World Cup and the Asian Games, so it is important to make it depth. In the next 12-14 months, we have to see in these competitions where we are. ,
He praised Dilpreet’s performance on Sunday, which looked a bit dull in the initial matches.