LONDON, June 2 (Xinhua) — Chinese ladies’s hockey staff misplaced to Britain 4-3 on Friday, struggling three defeats in a row in London within the FIH Pro League, however head coach Alyson Annan remains to be assured that the staff is “more than good enough” to win the gold at this 12 months’s Asian Games.
Last week, China was edged by Olympic bronze medallists Britain 1-0 earlier than dropping to Belgium 3-1. They will play towards Belgium once more on Saturday, then journey to the Netherlands for extra matches within the Pro League.
“I think we are good enough to beat these teams,” stated Annan, who took over the Chinese staff final May. “I believe that and they have to believe themselves as well.
“One of the issues that we’re engaged on is somewhat little bit of consistency and that is missing in our video games at this level,” added the 49-year-old Australian who led the Dutch women’s team to clinch the Olympic title at the Tokyo Games.
“We are taking part in some very, excellent hockey, however we’re additionally taking part in some very poor hockey. If we will get our video games somewhat bit extra constant, I feel that we’re going to be a really, excellent staff.”
But Annan also admitted that “being persistently good is an unbelievable problem. “We don’t have to be great. We have to be consistently good. And being consistently good is asking them to know what they are good at, and they have to do that continually.”
Meanwhile, Annan is difficult the Chinese gamers with new issues. “That could be the reason why we are not as sharp as we could be, but we need to be sharp in October.”
From September 23 to October 8, the nineteenth Asian Games will probably be held in Hangzhou, China. “We’re not going there for second or third place. We’re going there to win, and we’re going there to qualify the Olympic Games. I think that we are more than good enough to do so,” stated Annan.
China took three consecutive victories on the Asian Games from 2002 to 2010. The staff then misplaced to the hosts South Korea within the remaining on the 2014 Asian Games and failed to succeed in the ultimate 4 12 months later as they had been defeated by eventual winners India within the semifinals.
“We have a long, long way to go to get consistently good. But fortunately we have a long time between now and the Asian Games to sort off those stuff,” stated Annan.