National Team Fly To Turkey Practice And Test Ahead Of The AFF Match, Ketum PSSI: Play Without A Burden

PSSI Chairman Mochamad Iriawan/PHOTO: Ulfa Gusti Utami-VOI

JAKARTA - The All-Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) released the Indonesian national team to move closer to Turkey. While in Turkey, the Garuda Squad will undergo training camps and trials ahead of the 2020 AFF Cup.

The national team that was close to Turkey to conduct a test match was encouraged and supported by the Chairman of PSSI Mochamad Iriawan. The man, who is familiar with Iwan Bule's nickname, advised Garuda's staff to play carefree for maximum results.

This was conveyed by the PSSI Ketum because he reflected on the appearance of the Garuda Squad when they won against Chinese Taipei in the 2023 Asian Cup Qualification play-off in October.

"I ask you to play without a burden like against Chinese Taipei. Give your best and later you can definitely fight Myanmar and Afghanistan, if you are compact and the passes are accurate and extraordinary and the teamwork is good like yesterday," said Iriawan when giving his speech at the release of the national team at the Sultan Hotel, Jakarta, Thursday, November 11.

The national team came to Turkey to continue the training camp (TC) in preparation for appearing in the 2020 AFF Cup. Not only that, Shin Tae-Yong's team will also conduct test matches against Afghanistan and Myanmar.

Although it will only undergo a test match, Iriawan advised the players to continue to look at the match seriously. He emphasized that PSSI had targeted the team to achieve two victories in Turkey.

"PSSI targets the Indonesian national team to win two matches in the test matches against Afghanistan and Myanmar by winning in the two test matches will make Indonesia move up the FIFA rankings (currently Indonesia is ranked 165 FIFA) and increase the confidence of the players," he said.

After the training camp in Turkey, the Indonesian national team will immediately compete in the 2020 AFF Suzuki Cup in Singapore from 5 December 2021 to 1 January 2022.

Garuda squad joined in group B and started its struggle on December 9, 2021 against Cambodia. After against Cambodia, on 12 December 2021 against Laos, 15 December 2021 Vietnam, and 19 December 2021 versus Malaysia.