” That’s how Gerhard Rach described the Indian hockey establishment when he parted company in 2005. s the group after Finland beat Iceland 1-0, and Croatia’s game against Kosovo was postponed due to a torrential downpour. Van Ass took the Dutch team to an Olympic silver medal while Oltmans took his home country’s men’s and women’s teams to the next level. Yarmolenko opened the scoring in the 18th minute with his 30th international goal and added his seco. s of making a tangible difference, but walking away disillusioned, with their spirit crushed. Twice a semi-finalist on French Open clay, Thiem was slow to find his footing on the New York hardcourts. After the World League we all were very disappointed so we clearly changed a couple of things in our approach and the boys adapted fantastically to that. But the Austrian flicked a switch to reel off seven straight games, taking the opener and a 3-0 lead in the second. “It was incredible to see a player as good as Isco up in the flesh, he’s a great player and he did very important things tonight,” said losing coach Ventura. Where do you see the sport heading in this country.