India hockey coach Michael Nobbs yesterday criticised the newly-introduced blue turf once again on the team’s arrival at the Olympic Village in London.u00a0The Australian said he failed to understand why the London Olympics organisers decided to hold the competition on such “a slow and bouncy surface” and further even went on to say that the traditional green playing surface was the better option anytime. u00a0“During the tour (of Spain) we played on blue turf and let me tell you some interesting facts have come up. None of the teams we played during the tour could convert most of the penalty corners (including ourselves). We could convert only three of the 33 penalty corners,” Nobbs said.u00a0

India’s Tushar Khandker (left) vies for the ball with Great Britain’s Ashley Jackson during a four-nation tournament at the Riverbank Arena in London recently. In its maiden appearance on the new blue surface, India lost 0-3 to Australia, 2-4 to Great Britain and 1-2 to Germany. u00a0Pic/AFP