Ahead Of Indonesia's Opponents, Saudi Arabia Recruits Former Arsenal Dead Ball Coach

JAKARTA - Saudi Arabia will face Indonesia in the Fourth Round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification in October 2025. Ahead of the match, Saudi Arabia made a breakthrough by recruiting former set-piece coach Arsenal, Nicolas Jover.

This news is known from Riyadh TV who revealed that Saudi Arabia is adding to their coaching staff. Unmitigated, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) immediately brought in Nicolas Jover.

Jover's expertise in formulating a dead ball strategy is considered very helpful when Saudi Arabia served Indonesia on October 8, 2025, and Iraq on October 11, 2025.

"Arsenal set-piece coach Nicolas Jodir joins Saudi Arabia's training camp taking place in the Czech Republic."

"He (Nicholas Jover) will accompany the team in the match against Indonesia and Iraq," wrote the X Riyadiya TV account quoted Monday, September 15, 2025.

Regarding set-piece matters, Jover is not just a person. The man from France was proven when he handled Arsenal.

Many goals determined that the Gunners actually came from the team's set-piece training under Jover. Since his arrival at Arsenal, the North London team has scored 70 goals from set pieces in the last four seasons.

The arrival of Jover must be watched out for by the Indonesian national team. You see, Saudi Arabia continues to complete the strength of the team after conducting a training camp in the Czech Republic.

The Indonesian national team is scheduled to face Saudi Arabia in Jeddah in the first match of the 2026 World Cup Qualification Fourth Round.