Indian hockey team's centre forward Shivendra Singh held coach Michael Nobbs accountable for their poor performance in London and it was due to the coach's wrong strategy of over-attacking which was responsible for team's last-place finish at the London Olympics.
"The team's coach Michael Nobbs was responsible for the humiliating defeat in London as he made us change the strategy," Shivendra was quoted in a TOI report.
"The coach was unable to establish any co-ordination with the team members which resulted in the defeat," he said.
"As the coach asked us to play in an attacking manner, our defence got weakened and we faced defeat after defeat," Shivendra further said.
The report further adds that when asked whether the coach should be replaced, he said that such decisions are taken by management and an individual player has no say in it.
But then he however admitted that players were also responsible for the defeat and had apologised to the nation for it.
