With India's wait for the Hockey World Cup title still being a dream after 47 years, head coach Graham Reid indicated that his team needs a mental conditioning coach given Harmapreet Singh's men faltered miserably in a pressure situation once again.
"We need to do something different perhaps. Following this, we will work on how we can get a mental coach involved. I think that is an important part for the future of the team," a distraught Reid said at the post-match conference.
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"As far as the drills or training are concerned, we do what all other teams do. I have been in this game for a long time and I know what other teams are doing. If there is anything necessary, a silver bullet out there, I do think that (is) mentally."