“There’s 30-35 tournament matches that will be important next year with Asian and Commonwealth Games. India can be a strong contender in World cup and Asian Gamesbut you need to give enough time and free hand to the coach,” he said. ” By the time Gopichand came along, he’d retired but recalls being gladdened by the fact that someone with elegant strokeplay and not “crash-bang” had won the All England. Hockey India selection committee chairman Harbinder Singh too vouched for John and said the Australian has everything in him to produce results. With three games remaining, unbeaten England lead Group F by two points from Slovakia and victory on. The coach was not able to motivate the team so we felt a change we needed,” Olympian BP Govinda, a member of the committee, said. The 23rd coach to be shown the door in as many years and the fourth foreigner in last four years. He did not share a cordial relationship with Oltmans. A particular company may have a strong presence in one of the markets but may like to have an association with a company that has strong foothold in another market. “The Renault engine is getting better and by the end of this season it will be very competitive and next year it will be really competitive,” he continued.