we played quite well in that match and won it a hurt van ass however said if asked he is still willing to resume his duties and return back to india dont ask me anything ask hockey india i didnt step aside i was asked to go he said i have no problem was his reaction when asked if he is eager to return to india i have never stepped out van ass who was appointed at the end of january this year was awarded a threeyear contract till 2018 the world league semifinals in antwerp earlier this month was van ass the second assignment with the indian team van ass took over as coach of the indian team after the post remained vacant for little over three months following walshs sudden resignation just three weeks after guiding india to the asian games gold medal after a hiatus of 16 years former and current india players feel that van ass firing barely five months into the job could prove to be detrimental to the countrys preparation for the 2016 rio olympics a senior member of the national team said at the end of the day it is the players who suffer the most in the frequent change of coaches it change of coaches definitely affects us it affects our training our performance our preparation for rio olympics it takes time for players to build rapport with a coach it takes time to understand and then adapt to a coachs style so if the chief coach is changed frequently it is bound to affect our performance a senior member of the national team told pti the olympics is just a year away and this sort of uncertainty is only going to hamper our preparation he said former international hockey player and son of legendary dhyan chand ashok kumar said it is an unfortunate situation which the national team find itself now but feels hockey india needs to believe in a coach not doubt our olympic preparation is in jeopardy after this development people now have their own ego in hockey and cant tolerate criticism nowadays we dont debate on our performance in public forum which used to be the case earlier so people cant take criticism he said what i feel is that hi needs to believe in a coach and not put question mark there is short time left for the olympics we must believe in the coach said kumar a member of indias bronze medal winning side in 1972 munich olympics captain of indias 1975 world cup winning side in kuala lumpur ajit pal singh however feels van asss is accountable to his employers ajit pal said van asss has contractual obligations it coach should have been a continuous process after walsh van ass took charge of the team if we keen changing the horse frequently in between it will definitely affect us he saidfollow toi sports on twitter toisportsnews