Uzbekistan U-20 Coach Admits Preparations Against The U-20 Indonesian National Team Are Constrained By Weather

JAKARTA - Uzbekistan U-20 coach, Nishonov Farkhod, revealed the situation of his team ahead of the test match against the U-20 Indonesian national team. He said his team's preparation was perfect, it's just that there were obstacles in weather adaptation.

Uzbekistan U-20 is the second opponent facing Indonesia U-20 in the trial agenda. This match will be held at the Madya Stadium, Senayan, on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, WIB night.

Ahead of the match, Farkhod admitted that his team continued to make preparations for good results. In the preparation agenda, the coach said everything his team lived was perfect.

"Thank you for inviting us to compete in Indonesia. All our preparations so far have been perfect," said Nishonov Farkhod before leading his team to train at Field A, Senayan, on Monday, January 29, 2024, afternoon WIB.

This meeting with the U-20 Indonesian national team is not the first match that Uzbekistan has played in Jakarta. Previously they had undergone a test match against Thailand U-20.

However, in the match which was held on Sunday, January 28, 2024, Uzbekistan had to receive an unsatisfactory result. Farkhod's team had to share points because the match ended in a 1-1 draw.

However, this did not make Fakhrod feel discouraged. He said the meeting with Thailand was a good moment to provide experience to his players.

"We are very happy to be here. After the first match with Thailand, we saw that the match was also good. Thailand is also a good team in providing experience," he said.

After the results of the series in the inaugural match against Thailand, Fakhrod was determined to be able to perform better in the follow-up match against the U-20 Indonesian national team.

Although he had stated that his team's preparation was perfect, the coach said there were a few obstacles his team felt, namely related to weather adaptation.

"Adaptation is a bit difficult because the situation in Uzbekistan is currently cold. However, in the first match here (Jakarta), we saw that our players had difficulty playing in the hot weather," he said.

"However, for every match, we want to win. It must be the same for the Indonesian National Team, they also want to win," he said.