Coach Gillingham Make Sure Elkan Baggott Is More Selective Of Defending Clubs Than Strengthening The Indonesian National Team In The 2022 AFF Cup

JAKARTA - Elkan Baggott prefers to strengthen Gillingham FC during the Christmas period rather than strengthen the Indonesian national team in the 2022 AFF Cup.

This was confirmed by Gillingham manager Neil Harris. He insisted that the decision was in the hands of the players and was willing to support it in any way.

However, Elkan Baggott prefers to stay at the club because he wants to help the team get out of the relegation zone of the English League Two competition.

"I will always support my players with what they want to do, especially when there is an opportunity to play in front of many people and Elkan makes the decision that he wants to stay, he is well supported by Ipswich and supported by us," Harris said.

Indonesia will start their journey in the AFF Cup with a match against Cambodia in Jakarta on December 23 against Brunei, Thailand and the Philippines.

The group match runs until early January and the final with a two-legged system will take place in the middle of the month.

"If Elkan wants to leave, I and the people at Ipswich will support him and understand that too, but Elkan makes his own decisions. A civilese is called up by your country, at the best time for him to stay and play as much as possible at this level," Harris said.

Gillingham is currently in a difficult situation because he fills the bottom of the standings. They have only collected 24 points from 20 matches.

In addition to struggling out of the relegation zone, they will also face Wolverhampton Wanderers in the last 16 of the English League Cup on December 21.

In addition, they will also face the FA Cup third round against Leicester City on January 7 next year.