JAKARTA - Indonesia All Star coach, Rahmad Darmawan, said his squad was ready to fight Oxford United. Both teams are scheduled to clash in the 2025 Presidential Cup.
The All Star Indonesia Squad will duel with Oxford United in the opening match of the 2025 President's Cup at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Sunday, July 6, 2025, WIB night.
Rahmad Darmawan said that the players should have more motivation because they met a club from England. The coach who is familiarly called RD wants his team to show their maximum abilities.
"I think this is a very rare moment that they (players) should maximize well because we are against a club that we know their quality is clearly very good," said Rahmad Darmawan in a statement quoted Friday, July 4, 2025.
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According to the coach, there is no reason for the players not to perform optimally. Moreover, the players who entered the All Star Indonesia squad were selected players based on the supporters' poll.
Based on that, RD said that the players should pay for the supporters' trust with convincing performance.
"This momentum shows the Indonesian football community that they can really give their best after being selected."
"So, this is a moment that they have to take care of. I have told them that this is a task that I think must be taken care of because you are here chosen by the fans," he said.
Even though only the entertainment team was formed for the 2025 President's Cup, Rahmad still had a target. According to him, it is very appropriate for this selection of players to qualify from the group stage or to the semifinals.
"I have to enjoy the game, I have to. That must be it, but we also have to have a target, have a target. That's why I always say in the top five, when shouting the Indonesia All Star, they have to say 'play three times, play three times'. Of course we have to qualify from the group stage," he said.
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