David John News
Hockey India's High Performance Director, David John, on Saturday told Zee Media that Sjoerd Marijne's job as the chief coach of India's men's hockey team is safe. However, the findings of a review meeting of the team's performance at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Australia will be made official only on Tuesday.
After a disappointing end to the CWG, some of the players got together and met the coach telling him that "overly focusing on blooding in youngsters" won't help the team win consistently - sources told Zee Media.
In and out of the India Hockey squad of late, the experienced midfielder Sardar says he wants to go all out in the upcoming tournaments to prove his worth in the side.
The chief coach's position was vacated on Saturday after HI decided to end its four-year association with Roelant Oltmans.
John will have a tough task in resurrecting the performances of the Indian team considering that it has been a bit of a downhill curve.
In an upfront chat with Zee Media's Jaspreet Sahni, Hockey India's High Performance Director, David John, explained all the ups and down over the last eight months - both on and off the field.
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