London 2012 Olympics - Men's Hockey

[phoenixdesi]

re: London 2012 Olympics - Men’s Hockey

@GoldenAsif

Pakistan down and out
These days hockey is just a game of scoring goals from penalty corners. Most teams exploit this aspect. Hard-earned breathtaking field goals seem like a thing of the past

Pakistan surely cannot qualify for the semis now. After our unconvincing displays against Spain and Argentina, such a drubbing by GB was always on the cards

Expect an even worse thrashing by the Aussies and I won’t be surprised if we go on to lose against South Africa as well.

As I said above, Pakistan cannot afford to concede too many penalty corners because of our generally poor defending skills

Not only is the forward line crappy lacking penetration (except for Rehan Butt), but the defence is also not up to the mark. In the golden days, we had world-class goal-keepers like Shahid Ali Khan (the best imo) and Mansoor Ali Khan who denied the opposition many times with spectacular saves. Our current goalie is rubbish. Even in the match against Spain, the equalizer was due to his mistake. He just let a seemingly innocuous straight shot slip between his legs.

spot on…
5-4 againt SA today was also unconvincing but lets pray that somehow we move to the next phase inshallah