That he is out of the playing XI in the ODIs didn’t affect his intensity for a moment. Two massive shots saved him and he got to level for 2-2 as he let out a huge ‘Vamos’, raising his clenched fist towards the crowd. elop, so it’s one of those surprises that can unfold positively or negatively on the day. Despite that, our performances were still inconsistent. Ireland coach Martin O’Neill had warned about “some exceptionally good talent” in Georgia’s team and the draw appeared to prove him right. Brad Guzan could return to goal and 35-year-old DaMarcus Beasley, a veteran of four World Cups, could start at left back, as the pair did for the 1-1 draw at Mexico in June. That they all departed with unfinished business, and more than a few complaints, shows that the problem with Indian hockey may be organic in nature. n him all the way to the last 16 here, where he plays American Sam Querrey for a place in a grand slam quarter-final for the first time. What we do know is that high performance director David John, who started in India as an exercise physiologist and scientific advisor to Nobbs, will be the interim coach. That group is looking into a match he played against Thiago Monteiro at a hard-court event in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Aug.