Stereotype

With all the countries playing the same stereotype of hockey, the nation which adopted and applied something different, "Surprises", would run into a top ranking.

A change Horst Wein advocates is a 4-2-3 playing formation, with the 10th player being used as a defensive sweep.

West Germany applied this "surprise" to beat India, Pakistan and Australia—all 3 medal winners at Mexico in pre-games internationals.

New Zealand's problems he felt was not a lack of talented players, but rather a scarcity of talented coaches.