BRASA'S REPARTEE: Jose Brasa says everyone is attending the camp barring the injured Sandeep Singh.Copyright...
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Sandeep Singh was replaced by RajpalSingh as Indian hockey captain for the Champions Challenge Itournament in Argentina next month because of a back injury hesuffered after the Canada tour, chief coach Jose Brasa saidtoday.Sandeep, who was originally named in the 22-member squadannounced on Friday for the December 6-13 tournament at Salta,Argentina, underwent an MRI scan yesterday following whichdoctors...
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PUNE: Forced into a damage controlexercise, Hockey India President A K Mattoo, on Thursday, met disgruntledplayers and chief coach Jose Brasa in his bid to broker peace between thewarring parties.Mattoo also overruled Brasa's recent announcementthat Rajpal Singh would replace Sandeep Singh as the new captain of the side.Mattoo held series of marathon meetings with the players, Brasa aswell as the support...
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Though he comes from Spain and is not known to quote Greek mythology at will, Jose Brasa, chief coach of the Indian hockey team, would no doubt be likening himself to Sisyphus, the king in Tartarus cursed to roll a boulder up a hill only to watch it roll back down.The task of arranging world-class equipment for the Indian team is proving Sisyphean for the 58-year-old Brasa. The FIH master coach has...
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Rattled by the series of reports on the player's revolt against chief coach Jose Brasa, Hockey India (HI) President A K Mattoo today added fuel to the fire and overruled the Spaniard's decision in which he named Rajpal Singh as the new national captain.Mattoo, who arrived here to defuse the ongoing stand-off between the players, including Sandeep Singh and Brasa, took a dig at the coach and asked him...
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hockey coach Jose Brasa on Thursday dismissed reports of a players' revolt against him and ruled out quitting his job over the issue.Although the Indian hockey circle is abuzz with the news of a revolt by some disgruntled senior players against the Spanish coach, Brasa claimed he enjoys the support of all his wards."All the reports of the players' revolt are false. They do not have even an iota of...
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Correspondent
New Delhi
Nov. 19: What happens when a group that had set out to achieve a target suddenly begins to think along different lines? This is exactly what has happened with reports of a rift between the Indian hockey players and coach Jose Brasa emerging.
On the surface it may seem like a battle of the old and the new — Brasa’s innovative methods...
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hockey coach Jose Brasa today dismissed reports of a players' revolt against him and ruled out quitting his job over the issue.Although the Indian hockey circle is abuzz with the news of a revolt by some disgruntled senior players against the Spanish coach, Brasa claimed he enjoys the support of all his wards."All the reports of the players' revolt are false. They do not have even an iota of truth....
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Mattoo brings about a truce between Brasa and players < ');" class="size11 blue"> RateHockey India (HI) president Ashok Kumar Mattoo appears to have brought about at least a temporary truce between the players and national coach Jose Brasa, attributing the recent stand-off between them to a lack of communication.Both Brasa and deposed captain Sandeep Singh, who is seen as the spearhead of a revolt...
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Sandeep Singh, 2nd from left, celebrating with his teammates. Photo Courtsey: APForced into a damage control exercise, Hockey India President A K Mattoo on Thursday met disgruntled players and chief coach Jose Brasa in his bid to broker peace between the warring parties.Mattoo also overruled Brasa's recent announcement that Rajpal Singh would replace Sandeep Singh as the new captain of the side.Mattoo...
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