"Sure a top-six will be great, but I am not too sure about a semi-final finish," said Oltmans, who is here at the Olympics, not as coach of the Dutch hockey team, but as overall technical delegate with the Dutch Olympic contingent.
"India is up against the Netherlands in the very first match. That should be interesting, because I feel the Dutch are among the favourites," he added.
The 52-year-old understands how important India is for world hockey. "It is a sport with a lot of tradition and following and the hockey world needs India to do well."
"Of course I will follow hockey, but my role is larger here, but I am very much in touch with hockey," he said while waiting for his team members at the Stratford Station near the Olympic Park.
"Some of us are not staying at the Olympic Village and I am waiting for some of the boys."
He also had a word of praise for Michael Nobbs, the coach of the Indian team. MORE
