“I think that’s a really important point to note. If we play well, if we do our things and we are aiming to jump onto that podium,” he said.
“You have to take time, one game at a time when we’re trying to get through to the quarterfinals…To be in that final game at the end of the tournament is what everyone’s trying to do. That’s no different to us,” Reid said.
The women’s team, led by Rani Rampal, has qualified for their second successive Olympics by prevailing over the USA in the qualifiers. The main target for the team will be to make the knockout stage. However, chief coach Sjoerd Marijne said he would not be much disappointed if the team fails to reach the quarters.
He would be satisfied if the girls put up their best performance as they are in a tough Group A with world No. 1 Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, and South Africa. The other Group includes Argentina, Australia, China, New Zealand, Spain, Japan.
“The expectations in India are very high. If you are…