Discussing R&D BUMN, Suddenly Erick Thohir 'Curhat' About Patrick Kluivert: Hasn't Started Training, Has Been Feared

JAKARTA - Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) and General Chair of PSSI, Erick Thohir, alluded to the appointment of Patrick Kluivert as the new coach of the Indonesian national team who replaced Shin Tae-yong.

Initially, Erick discussed the importance of research and development or research and development (R&D) conducted by SOEs to encourage domestic downstreaming.

However, he continued, R&D's efforts often do not get support from the community. For example, when SOEs want to acquire an electric car company from Europe, they actually get various accusations so they are canceled.

"I once wanted to make a breakthrough, acquire a company or car innovation in Europe. At that time, all the media had written, 'oh, this is a corrupt practice'. It just hasn't worked yet, he said at the MINDIALogue event with the theme Downstream and Industrialization, the Key Strategy Towards Golden Indonesia 2045 at The Energy Building, Jakarta, Thursday, January 9.

Erick said the problem was the same as what is happening today in the world of Indonesian football. Where when PSSI decided to change coaches, it immediately got criticism.

Furthermore, Erick said the Dutch coach had not started working, but had already received a lot of pressure, even doxing or the spread of personal information online.

"It's the same as Patrick Louver. Not just a coach yet, it has to fail like that. Well, it's the same," he said.

In fact, continued Erick, the appointment of Patrick Kluivert was aimed at developing the Indonesian national team, but received criticism and even doxing.

"It's the same thing we're facing right now. We're talking about improving the national team, we've been scared of the coaches too. Everything is doxing," he said.

For your information, PSSI announced Patrick Kluivert as coach of the Indonesian national team last Wednesday, January 8. Kluiver officially replaces Shin Tae-yong's position.

The news of Shin Tae-yong's dismissal was greeted by a wave of rejections by most Indonesian footballers on social media. In fact, the hashtag #KluivertOut colored the news of Shin Tae-yong's dismissal.