Intercontinental Cup 2018: India vs New Zealand, 5 Talking Points

#5 New Zealand attack vs Indian defense

New Zealand attack troubled the Indian backline throughout the match

Having started the game with seven changes in the line-up, the Indian side seemed uprooted and unsettled at the back.

With Subhasish Bose, Kotal, Narayan Das, and Ranjan Singh as the back four of the Indian defence, the Blue Tigers played most of the game defending the ball in the Indian side of the Mumbai Sports Complex pitch.

Constant attacking throughout the game from New Zealand and Sarpreet Singh prying to link up with his strikers up front, the defenders were being beaten rather easily.

The Indian seemed vulnerable in the majority of the games. There was always a lack of communication amid the defence line and that cost the Indian side a couple of goals that resulted in being overpowered by their opponents of the night.

The All Whites had third man making those crucial runs into Amarinder’s box over and over, and our defenders were having a hard time to keep up with their attacking style of play.

India must do better and work harder as a unit in order to keep up the intense thrashings wins that they have had in both their matches (5-0 vs Chinese Taipei and 3-0 vs Kenya) of the tournament.

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