er to be found wanting — had seemingly cracked the code, staying in India for four-and-a-half years, as either chief men’s coach, or high performance director, or both. The Japanese rising star lost 6-3 2-6 7-5, an upset that some did not see coming. s the group after Finland beat Iceland 1-0, and Croatia’s game against Kosovo was postponed due to a torrential downpour. Of course, there are people like me who think you can change the system. Of the rest, only in six innings his strike-rate had been in the 90s. So, if “the performance of the team has not been consistent or up to the desired levels”, as the Hoc. Unfortunately, we either need to change the whole playing group, or as often is the case, the chief coach is the one who suffers. It all added up to a straightforward 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 victory over 31st-seeded Feliciano Lopez in the t. After Marco Asensio was fouled outside the area in the 13th minute, Isco fired a well-placed shot over the Italian wall and past the outstretched arms of Buffon. Nadal was hanging by his teeth, facing two break points in the fourth game of the second set.