Paris Olympics 2024 Discussion Thread

[Cricketics]

1 minute ago, Real McCoy said:

 

no. rocky is a movie boxer. if you pull some of the moves like rocky, you will get punched by drago. actually ludgren claimed stallone wanted him to give actual shots to make the movie realistic. lundgren complied and stallone had to go to the hospital after the take

I want Aman and Indian Boxers and Wrestlers to develop the image like Rocky has that he/they are being discarded and then he finds a girl friend and then he comes out all gun blazing in his bout.
 

That macho man feeling before fight. 

Edited August 8, 2024 by Cricketics

[vvvslaxman]

Watch "Sarpatta parambarai" for inspiration.. WHy go for Rocky

 

 

[coffee_rules]

35 minutes ago, Number said:

Don't want to start a political debate here but that randua Tharoor bsdk is ready to start riots whenever Sanju Samson is dropped but hardly ever praises Sreejesh.

Shows that his only motive is to sow discords among Indians of different states, not to raise voice of Keralites.

This is why that idiot Tharoor won’t praise Sreejesh. He is too much of a communal person.

 

[Sgattick10]

8 minutes ago, vvvslaxman said:

Watching women's beach volley ball semis 

So there's two volleyball categories? Beach and indoor? 

[Gollum]

Our hockey coach, Craig Fulton is South African born in Zimbabwe. Not English.

 

Let him build the team the way he sees fit, and give him a proper run of 3-4 years, joined last year only. Doing a fine job, and results are also good. 

 

This constant chopping/changing of coaches is the reason why we couldn't develop before. We had big names like Brasa, Nobbs, Walsh, Oltmans and they would be fired after every bad CT, AG, forget WC or Olympics......sometimes tenure lasting few months before rehiring them 2 years later. That is not how you build a team.

 

Just need better forwards (waiting in wings) and Jugraj (couldn't make squad here) must develop his defensive game and accuracy in drag flicks (can be a good backup to Harman). Team will be as strong or even stronger in 2026 WC. 

 

I know this constant reliance on PCs is irritating but Belgium had this phase in mid 2010s when their entire game was about finding foot in D instead of taking field goals, Fulton was assistant coach of Belgium in the past. We will evolve. 

 

Our juniors aren't that good compared to the gora counterparts, and that is a worry. Play outdated hockey, wish HI focusses more on them. 

Edited August 8, 2024 by Gollum

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, Sgattick10 said:

So there's two volleyball categories? Beach and indoor? 

 

Beach is two women/men go against each other. 

[Gollum]

8 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze in Olympics hockey for India.

 

Only top team that has never lost a bronze medal match

 

Beat Germany in 1968 to win bronze

Beat Netherlands in 1972 to win bronze (also last time we beat Aus in Olympics)

 

Beat Gemany in 2021 Tokyo

Beat Spain today

 

After 1968/72 we repeat the feat in 2021/24. 

 

1980 Moscow Olympic gold is overrated because Western countries and Pak boycotted it. Only Spain was a legit threat, USSR and Poland semi threats.  

Edited August 8, 2024 by Gollum

[vvvslaxman]

Just now, Gollum said:

8 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze in Olympics hockey for India.

 

Only top team that has never lost a bronze medal match

 

Beat Germany in 1968 to win bronze

Beat Netherlands in 1972 to win bronze (also last time we beat Aus in Olympics)

 

Beat Gemany in 2021 Tokyo

Beat Spain today

 

After 1968/72 we repeat the feat in 2021/24. 

 

1980 Moscow Olympic gold is overrated because Western countries and Pak boycotted it. 

 

Is Hockey still our national game? 

[saransh]

2 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Our hockey coach, Craig Fulton is South African born in Zimbabwe. Not English.

 

Let him build the team the way he sees fit, and give him a proper run of 3-4 years, joined last year only. Doing a fine job, and results are also good. 

 

This constant chopping/changing of coaches is the reason why we couldn't develop before. We had big names like Brasa, Nobbs, Walsh, Oltmans and they would be fired after every bad CT, AG, forget WC or Olympics......sometimes tenure lasting few months before rehiring them 2 years later. That is not how you build a team.

 

Just need better forwards (waiting in wings) and Jugraj (couldn't make squad here) must develop his defensive game and accuracy in drag flicks. Team will be as strong or even stronger in 2026 WC. 

 

I know this constant reliance of PCs is irritating but Belgium had this phase in mid 2010s when their entire game was about finding foot in D instead of taking field goals, Fulton was assistant coach of Belgium in the past. We will evolve. 

 

Our juniors aren't that good compared to the gora counterparts, and that is a worry. Play outdated hockey, wish HI focusses more on them. 

Vivek Sagar Prasad was our MVP in the mid field today brilliant dribbling and created chances, a shame our forward line couldn't do anything. Lalit has been pretty disappointing and I think they need to bin Mandeep now don't do anything this tourney. Manpreet was excellent in patches but had some mediocre moments as well, same for Jarmanpreet.

Sreejesh, Harmanpreet and Rohidas carried this team.

[Real McCoy]

11 minutes ago, Cricketics said:

I want Aman and Indian Boxers and Wrestlers to develop the image like Rocky has that he/they are being discarded and then he finds a girl friend and then he comes out all gun blazing in his bout.
 

That macho man feeling before fight. 

 

yeah so macho before reality strikes when you are weighed and disqualified

 

 

[maniac]

14 minutes ago, coffee_rules said:

This is why that idiot Tharoor won’t praise Sreejesh. He is too much of a communal person.

 

he reads the bhagwat- ek hi dil ta sreejish bhai. Kitne baar jeetoge  

Edited August 8, 2024 by maniac

[vvvslaxman]

As hot as these beach volley ball girls are i am actually inspired by their fitness and top shape.

[Gollum]

1 minute ago, vvvslaxman said:

 

Is Hockey still our national game? 

India doesn't have an official national sport. Popular myth that hockey is national sport. 

 

In people's minds this feeling developed because of lack of success in other sports till 1983 WC. 

[vvvslaxman]

Juhu beach has apparently a beach volleyball group.

 

Apparently beach is not maintained 

 

https://www.facebook.com/beachvolleyballMumbai/

[Cricketics]

1 hour ago, vvvslaxman said:

As hot as these beach volley ball girls are i am actually inspired by their fitness and top shape.

 

Edited August 8, 2024 by Cricketics

[Gollum]

3 minutes ago, saransh said:

Vivek Sagar Prasad was our MVP in the mid field today brilliant dribbling and created chances, a shame our forward line couldn't do anything. Lalit has been pretty disappointing and I think they need to bin Mandeep now don't do anything this tourney. Manpreet was excellent in patches but had some mediocre moments as well, same for Jarmanpreet.

Sreejesh, Harmanpreet and Rohidas carried this team.

Jarman has promise, improved. Only against Germany did he play bad. 

 

Lalit should have been binned 2 years ago, played his last game, Araijeet will take over his spot now. Mandeep done. Manpreet was clutch, did a great job when we were down to 10 men against Brits, but too old now. 

 

Among forwards only Abhishek should be persisted with. Even Sukhjeet wasn't up to the mark. 

[Gollum]

Manpreet had to play out of position and do the job Rohidas was doing in the SF. Hence our midfield suffered against Germans. 

 

Then the case of playing with 10 players for 42 minutes in a KO, managing with one less player in the squad in SF, no wonder we looked tired/jaded, slow in last quarter of SF and most of today. 

 

Rohidas red card turned the tournament on its head in more ways than one. 

[Gollum]

Asian Champions Trophy in September this year. China hosting it. 

 

Most of this squad will be rested, juniors will be put under the test. Hope ICF doesn't go into meltdown if we don't win there. Build the team for 2026 WC asap, half the squad that played this Olympics can play there, remaining spots we must figure out. 

Edited August 8, 2024 by Gollum

[rkt.india]

35 minutes ago, Sgattick10 said:

Main kehta hoon sare hijdo ko Olympics bhej do train karke in women's sports that demand physical strength. 

True and most hijdas are also taller than normal women.

[coffee_rules]

22 minutes ago, Sgattick10 said:

So there's two volleyball categories? Beach and indoor? 

Just like Hockey. What we call Hockey, goras call it Field Hockey. Other one in Winter Olympics is Ice Hockey