India, Sept. 6 -- India women's hockey team coach Sjoerd Marijne believes that an improved defence and the continuing work on sharpening goal-scoring skills can do wonders for his side in the upcoming Asian Games.

The women's side had bagged a bronze in the 2022 Asian Games, and it's eager to clinch a medal of a brighter hue in this edition in Japan. "I think one of the most important things we have shown is to be a unit and we defended really well. I think that is one of the basics of game," Marijne said.

"Defending well is always possible. And the next step is to create more opportunities. But, yes, that is something that we are working on," he added.

Marijne then dwelled upon some details of the route map that he had set for the tea...