Gareth Bale returned to the team from suspension and produced some magic, including a scissors kick . We drew with Canada at the Olympic Games and lost to them at World League. Wilmots was brought in as coach after Ivory Coast, the defending champion, crashed out of the African Cup of Nations in Gabon in the first round at the beginning of the year. Moreover, all of them were left frustrated either by the federation, Sports Authority of India or the quality of players at their disposal. A different coach can bring different playing style and that may confuse the players initially. e winner in the 1-0 Group D World Cup qualifying victory over Austria five minutes after coming off the bench in Cardiff. nd three minutes before the break after his teammate Yevhen Konoplyanka’s quick move down the right flank. 4 seed Elina Svitolina has a chance to overtake Pliskova in the rankings and stayed in the draw with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Shelby Rogers of the U. But even after Zambia’s Fashion Sakala was sent off for a second yellow card in the 56th, Algeria couldn’t score again despite a man advantage for over 30 minutes. Getting a big-name foreign coach and sacking him after a few poor results would prompt others to think twice about coming to India and would be akin to papering over the cracks.