Dragflick Newsdesk : Members of the Argentina Males’s Hockey crew arrived on Sunday in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, forward of the double-header in opposition to the hosts India within the FIH Hockey Professional League 2021/22, scheduled to happen on March 19 and March 20 on the Kalinga Hockey Stadium.
Upon his arrival, Argentina Head Coach Mariano Ronconi expressed delight on the prospect of enjoying in opposition to India on the Kalinga Stadium.
“It’s all the time an important pleasure to play right here on the iconic Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. It’s also all the time an excellent problem to play in opposition to a crew like India. We hope to ship good performances within the upcoming two matches,” Ronconi stated.
The World No. 6 Argentina gained one out of their two video games in opposition to Belgium within the FIH Professional League 2021/22 in February after which went on to select up wins in each their matches in opposition to England. Talking in regards to the crew’s preparedness forward of conflict in opposition to India, Argentina Males’s Head Coach stated,
“We’ve got had a few months coaching collectively. The crew has been excellent and everybody within the crew is all the time keen to play.”
“We’ve got carried out nicely up to now within the FIH Professional League 2021/22. After all, there are all the time issues to work and enhance on. Our predominant goal is to construct a brand new and aggressive crew, and we’re transferring in the suitable path,” he added.
Talking on Crew India forward of the two-legged contest, Ronconi praised the Indian gamers for his or her velocity and ability and gave his ideas on the upcoming encounters.
“India have been coming robust over the previous couple of years. They’ve additionally been getting some good ends in each match they’ve performed in. India have quick and really skillful gamers and they’re additionally very robust on penalty corners,” Ronconi stated.
“We anticipate to play our personal recreation, and continue to grow as a crew. Hopefully, we’ll swap on our defensive and offensive techniques nicely and get the factors,” he signed off.
The double-header between India and Argentina will likely be performed on March 19 and March 20 at 19:30 hrs IST. The India vs Argentina match on March 19 will likely be telecast stay on Star Sports activities First and Hotstar, and India vs Argentina match on March 20 will likely be telecast stay on Hotstar.
