Manpreet Singh after win in opposition to Pakistan: We aren’t below stress for semifinals | Hockey Information – Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: After registering a convincing victory in opposition to arch-rivals Pakistan, India midfielder Manpreet Singh hailed his crew’s efficiency and stated that Males in Blue should not below any stress for his or her semifinals conflict within the Asian Champions Trophy. India defeated Pakistan 4-Zero to complete on prime of the desk.

The Indian hockey crew will face Japan within the semifinals on Friday.

“I feel our general efficiency was excellent.Sadly, we missed many probabilities. Total the sport was improbable as everybody gave their 100 per cent as a result of we knew this match was essential for us to prime the pool. We began our event with a simple win in opposition to China. Our coach believed that if our defence is sweet then we will rating extra targets. We labored actually arduous on our defence and comprehend how can we cease our opponent. We knew that Pakistan have many skilful gamers and used ways to dam them,” Manpreet stated.

Whereas speaking about their subsequent semis conflict in opposition to Japan, Manpreet stated: “We aren’t below stress for semifinals. Crowd assist is actually improbable right here.”
“We’re getting ready effectively for Asian Video games as you possibly can see. We’ll meet these groups within the Asian Video games too,” he stated.