{"id":1939,"date":"2012-01-13T06:11:59","date_gmt":"2012-01-13T06:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=1939"},"modified":"2012-01-13T06:11:59","modified_gmt":"2012-01-13T06:11:59","slug":"as-coach-i-will-like-to-see-india-perform-well-michael-nobbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=1939","title":{"rendered":"As coach, I will like to see India perform well: Michael Nobbs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/interviews\/michael-nobbs.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Michael Nobbs\" title=\"Michael Nobbs\" style=\"float: left; border: 0pt none; margin: 4px;\" \/>Indian hockey coach Michael Nobbs feel that the prest team has the potential to do well and he would like to see his team on the top once again.\u00a0 Nobbs talks to <strong>Rajorshi Moitra of Indian Sports News <\/strong>about the upcoming Olympic Qualifiers and what changes he has made in Indian hockey so far. <strong>Excerpts: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong> <strong><br \/>ISN: What is the main difference between Indian hockey and Australian hockey?<br \/>Michael Nobbs: <\/strong>The  main difference lies in their approach towards the game. Before I  joined as the coach of the team, the Indians were more defensive than  offensive on the field unlike the Aussies, who are known for the  attacking game. But the Indians are a talented lot and I am working on  changing their approach.<br \/> <strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>ISN: What is your opinion about the Olympic qualifiers and what is your expectation?<br \/><a href=\"component\/search\/?searchword=Michael+nobbs&amp;ordering=&amp;searchphrase=all\" title=\"http:\/\/www.indiansportsnews.com\/component\/search\/?searchword=Michael+nobbs&amp;ordering=&amp;searchphrase=all\">Michael Nobbs:<\/a> <\/strong>It\u2019s  very important. As we all know that India have ruled the game in the  past and I believe that the present lot too has the potential to do  well. As the coach of the team I would like to see India perform well. I  would like my team to win every tournament with a good margin. I am on a  five year contract with Hockey India and during my stay I will try my  level best to improve Indian hockey.<br \/> <strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ISN: What coaching tips are you giving to the <a href=\"isn-specials\/3128--what-ails-indian-hockey.html\" title=\"http:\/\/www.indiansportsnews.com\/isn-specials\/3128--what-ails-indian-hockey.html\">Indian hockey <\/a>team?<br \/>Michael Nobbs: <\/strong>I  am just telling them to play their natural game, which is very  important. And having said that, we are trying to bring some Australian  techniques into the Indian hockey. But that doesn\u2019t mean Indian  technique is bad. It\u2019s always beneficial to pass on some extra  knowledge.<br \/> <strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ISN: What is your opinion about Indian goalkeeping?<br \/>Michael Nobbs: <\/strong>Before  I joined, I wasn\u2019t happy with the goalkeeping part in the team. It  wasn\u2019t up to the mark. But after so many practice matches and  tournaments, goalkeeping has improved immensely. Our coaching guidelines  will equally help the goalkeeping style as well. Indian players have  great potential in giving tough competition to the opponents.<br \/> <strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ISN: Apart from hockey, are you loving the Indian culture and its food?<br \/>Michael Nobbs: <\/strong>Yes,  I love India and I do like its culture and food. Our visit to the  country in the past has always been memorable. The people of India are  equally supportive and I like people\u2019s passion towards this game. Indian  hospitality is fantastic and I am loving it.<br \/> <strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ISN: How has been your journey so far?<br \/>Michael Nobbs: <\/strong>It  has been fantastic. Indian players are supportive. It\u2019s great fun  coaching Team India. Olympic qualifiers are important for us and we are  looking forward to play some good <a href=\"component\/search\/?searchword=indian+hockey&amp;ordering=&amp;searchphrase=all\" title=\"http:\/\/www.indiansportsnews.com\/component\/search\/?searchword=indian+hockey&amp;ordering=&amp;searchphrase=all\">hockey<\/a>. I hope we will surely win the tournament and book a berth to Olympics.<br \/> <strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ISN: During CWG, India lost the final match against Australia with a margin of 8-0\u2026<br \/>Michael Nobbs<\/strong>:  Like I said earlier, Indians used to play defensive hockey. According  to me if you are playing against team like Australia, you need to attack  and then only can you succeed. We are working very hard on this and we  are hoping for the best. <\/p>\n<p>{module[87]}<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/interviews\/michael-nobbs.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Michael Nobbs\" title=\"Michael Nobbs\" style=\"float: left; border: 0pt none; margin: 4px;\" \/>Indian hockey coach Michael Nobbs feel that the prest team has the potential to do well and he would like to see his team on the top once again.\u00a0 Nobbs talks to <strong>Rajorshi Moitra of Indian Sports News <\/strong>about the upcoming Olympic Qualifiers and what changes he has made in Indian hockey so far. <strong>Excerpts: <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-isn-front-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>As coach, I will like to see India perform well: Michael Nobbs - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=1939\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"As coach, I will like to see India perform well: Michael Nobbs - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News &amp; Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis &amp; Other Sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Indian hockey coach Michael Nobbs feel that the prest team has the potential to do well and he would like to see his team on the top once again.\u00a0 Nobbs talks to Rajorshi Moitra of Indian Sports News about the upcoming Olympic Qualifiers and what changes he has made in Indian hockey so far. 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