David John will deliver much better than Roelant Oltmans, says BP Govinda. “Any combination as far as consortium is concerned is possible. He said that India has no dearth of talent and can be a force in world hockey. There are more Japanese motorcyclists at the top, who came through the various formulas, smaller engines. The German never publicly criticised Coutinho — or questioned the legitimacy of his injury . Oltmans is the 23nd coach to be sacked by India’s hockey federation in the last 23 years. We decide to like a player or not depending on how he moves his feet,” he adds. Liverpool insist that Saturday’s claim by director Albert Soler that the club offered to sell Coutinho for 200 million eurosis false. Hockey India’s high performance director David John, primarily a fitness coach, has been handed over the reins till a new coach is identified. “We have good attacking players but we need someone in the middle of the park who can spray the passes, switch the play quickly and play at a tempo that Gareth likes.