CWG 2022: "Be Angry, Be Frustrated": What India Women's Hockey Coach Janneke Schopman Told Team After Semis Loss

07.08.2022 - 18:25 sports.ndtv.com

"Be angry, be frustrated, you have every right but move on and settle down before crucial bronze medal match," was chief coach Janneke Schopman's mantra after Indian women's hockey team lost in a controversial shoot-out against Australia in the Commonwealth Games semi-final.

And her words of wisdom seemed to have worked like magic as a wounded India beat New Zealand 2-1 in the shoot-out after 1-1 in regulation time to clinch a CWG medal -- a bronze -- after a hiatus of 16 years.

The Indians were undone by a horrendous stopwatch faux pas by technical officials in the shoot-out against Australia, which they eventually lost 0-3 following a 1-1 stalemate after 60 minutes. "We gave it all against Australia but it wasn't great how the shoot-out started.

But it is what it is and we have to accept that and take it our stride," an elated Schopman said. "After yesterday's game, we had a team meeting and I told the girls 'Be angry, be frustrated, take all your anger out...but tomorrow is a new game and we need to settle down.

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