Written by: Pritish Raj
5 min readNew DelhiFeb 15, 2026 11:41 PM IST
India were once again beaten by Argentina, this time by a 2-4 scoreline. Across the four matches, India conceded 19 goals and scored just five goals. (Hockey india)
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As India wrapped up a forgettable home leg in FIH Pro League with four defeats in four matches, head coach Craig Fulton’s response was: “Judge us when everything is in sync.” On Sunday, however, ‘sync’ was missing big time as India were once again beaten by Argentina, this time by a 2-4 scoreline. Across the four matches, India conceded 19 goals and scored just five goals.
Even when everything is not in sync, doing the basics right at the elite level in any sport is mandatory. After a 0-8 drubbing against Argentina in the previous clash, the last two defeats against Belgium and Argentina by 2-4 scorelines appear respectable, but the more concerning bit was the lack of application by the Indian players.
India kept losing possession in midfield, were stagnant in defence and made poor decisions in attack. The numbers of the match told the same story. Argentina had 55% possession as compared to India’s 45%, had more circle entries (18 to 12), and earned more penalty corners (9 to