Siasati Is A Fasting Player, Patrick Kluiver Prepares A Special Strategy

Patrick Kluivert pays special attention to Indonesian national team players who fast during Ramadan (Instagram/@patrickkluivert9).

JAKARTA - The coach of the Indonesian national team, Patrick Kluivert, will pay special attention to his players who fast during Ramadan. This will be applied by the coach ahead of the 2026 World Cup Qualification match in the Asian Zone.

The Garuda squad is scheduled to gather on Sunday, March 16, 2025, to prepare for Australia and Bahrain (20 and 25 March 2025).

Given that the schedule was held to coincide with the month of Ramadan, Kluivert will pay great attention to the nutrition of players so that they can work optimally in the field.

"Yes, I think nutritional support is very important, with doctors, physiotherapists, and performance coaches. You need to get optimal performance from a player," Kluiver said as quoted from the Indonesian national team's Youtube page on Thursday, March 13, 2025.

"So, every approach for me is very important to have the players available, to have complete nutrition is the perfection of a player. So, everything needs to be monitored very well," he said again.

Kluivert also emphasized the importance of choosing the right menu before and after the match as well as the intake of vitamins consumed by the players.

"What supplements are consumed by the players, the food before and after the match. We will play two games together in a short time," Kluiver said.

"So, for me, a player's performance is the most important thing. We have to perform well and nutrition is important," he said.

For that reason, Kluivert wants to pay special attention to players who are fasting.

"From my point of view, to give the greatest support to each player, we also have to take over because we have players who are fasting Ramadan."

"So, at special times they need to have special fuel for the body to perform appropriately at the right level as well," Kluiver said.