Prabhjot blames coach for poor performance

Prabhjot Singh accused coach Rach of deliberatly putting him under pressure and forcing the team to play defensive hockey.

Key forward Prabhjot Singh on Monday accused chief coach Gerhard Rach of deliberately trying to put him under pressure and forcing the team to play defensive hockey which was not its forte.

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Prabhjot, who has been off colour in the Olympics, also expressed his displeasure over being used in the matches off and on for short durations.

"I am played for five minutes and made to sit on the bench for 15 minutes. Overall in all the four matches that we have played so far, I must have played for 25 minutes or so," he said ahead of India's last league match against Argentina.

"He is making us play defensive hockey which is not our style. Our main strength is skill and short passes but he is making us play long passes. He is trying to change our entire style of play," the Punjab player said.

He alleged that the coach was biased against him and had been harassing him since the pre-Olympic camp in Germany.