How Roy Keane is inspiring Team GB to end 36 years of Olympic men’s hockey hurt

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I’ve tried to do that myself—more than I perhaps should have.” open image in gallery Roy Keane is an unlikely source of inspiration for GB’s men’s hockey captain David Ames Ames credits the arrival of coach Paul Revington with instilling a new belief in the team – though don’t call it ‘Revsball’, his players think his animated touchline manner is more Jürgen Klopp. Thankfully, I’m probably one of those players who has benefited because I like having the freedom to go and try things, to score great goals and make nice actions.” Richard Dodds, who captained Great Britain to gold in Seoul, was drafted in by Revington to speak to the team before they flew out to France. open image in gallery Imran Sherwani scored the decisive goal as Great Britain won Olympic men’s hockey gold at Seoul 1988 His vice-captain, Paul Barber, preferred to instil fear, unleashing a few strongly worded home truths before their semi-final against Australia. “Seeing how long it’s been since we’ve medalled and got a gold motivates you, and I definitely felt like I wanted to be one of the individuals to end a run of not achieving behind us and make sure we kickstart our own legacy.” Watch every moment of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 live only on discovery+, the streaming home of the Olympics.