Puan Maharani Comments On National Team Vs Thailand Game: Have A Bright Future

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JAKARTA - The Garuda national team failed to make the AFF Cup home again after it ran aground from Thailand. But this defeat, for DPR Speaker Puan Maharani, did not make her forget to give her appreciation for the performance of Nadeo Argawinata and his friends in the 2020 AFF Cup Final Leg 2 match last night.

To the Indonesian national team under the care of South Korean coach Shin Tae-yong, Puan expressed her appreciation for having completed the 2020 AFF Cup final second leg against Thailand, on Saturday (1/1) night, with high fighting spirit.

The chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, said that she was proud of the enthusiasm and hard work that the national team had put into trying to win the AFF Cup. With the performance of the national team that continues to improve, Puan Maharani believes that Indonesian football will be able to talk a lot in the future.

The appearance of the National Team in the 2020 AFF Cup received a separate note for the chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives.

"The spirit and fighting power of the players shows that the national team has a bright future," said Puan Maharani.

For Indonesia, this is the sixth runner-up title since the AFF Cup held in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010 and 2016. Meanwhile, for Thailand, it is the sixth title.

"Congratulations to Thailand who emerged as the champion of the 2020 AFF Cup. And congratulations and the highest appreciation to the Indonesian national team who have fought diligently and sportively. Although not yet in first place, I and I also believe that all Indonesian people are still proud of all of your struggles. , and have hope for further achievements in the years to come," said Puan.

Indonesia is one of the countries that has never won the AFF Cup, still below Thailand which has won 6 times, Singapore has won 4 times, Vietnam has 2 times, and Malaysia has 1 time.

Puan also encourages and hopes that PSSI will continue to nurture young players and improve the quality of the national football league competition.

"Because the national football league is a source of recruitment for national team players. If the upstream is good, the downstream must be good."