Jamali apologises for Beijing debacle

While pointing out the main causes of the team's poor show in Olympics, he said that the political interference was one main cause. "There was bickering among team members of the national team after the changes in the PHF management a month before Beijing Olympics," he viewed. Jamali said the national team was also lacking in combination. "Players were not involved mentally. Also, the umpires were whistling against us and they were showing yellow cards to our players consistently. I took this issue to the FIH jury but I could not get any positive response from them," he said.