India women's hockey captain Savita Punia admits that her team are going through a tough phase, having lost their FIH Pro League double header (1-2 and 0-5) away to Belgium recently. Up next, they face another uphill task in the form of table-toppers Argentina (38 points from 14 matches) in Rotterdam in The Netherlands, on June 18 and 19.

"We did not perform as expected against Belgium, but that was probably for the better because we have been trying different players in different positions and now they have all realised their mistakes and are keen to improve. We had two intense training sessions since and I have spoken to the players at length about where they are lacking and where there is room for improvement. Sport teaches us to learn from our mistakes and we are most keen to do that," said Savita, whose Team India are ranked a lowly sixth (16 points from 10 matches) in the 11-team competition.