Hockey World Cup 2018: England vs China - 5 talking points

Jubilation for World Cup debutants China
Jubilation for World Cup debutants China

#1 Is Danny Kerry the best choice?

England v Korea - FIH Womens Hockey World Cup
Danny Kerry has a tough task ahead

Kerry was in charge of the English girls at the Women's World Cup earlier this year where the hosts and Olympic champions had a disastrous outing.

Alex Danson and co. very nearly allowed the Indians to cause a massive upset in the World Cup opener before stealing a draw. England was then held to a draw by the USA and made it to the quarterfinals thanks to a win over South Korea in the crossovers.

The unimpressive English side crashed out after losing to Holland in the quarterfinals, after which Danny Kerry applied for the position of coach of the men's side which Bobby Crutchley had left vacant with his departure in May.

Kerry was finally appointed to guide the men's side to Bhubaneswar and did have a chance to redeem himself but the performance of his team in their opening match leaves a lot to be desired.

Even so, great teams like Australia have won the World Cup after losing the opening match - Ric Charlesworth's men lost their opener to England but went on to clinch the Delhi World Cup in 2010, so all is not lost for the England team and their embattled coach.

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