Immediately Practice After Arriving In Singapore, The National Team Still Minus Six Players

PHOTO VIA PSSI

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team has arrived in Singapore and immediately underwent its first training. Unfortunately, in the first practice ahead of the 2020 AFF Cup, the national team was still minus six players.

The six players are Elkan Baggott, Egy Maulana Vikri, Nadeo Argawinata, Rizky Ridho, Ernando Ari, and Rizky Dwi Febrianto.

Although the troops were not yet complete, this did not at all make Shin Tae-Yong change the training menu. The team's incomplete condition also did not make the South Korean coach worried.

For him, what is important now is to train the players in the squad to stay focused. Moreover, Indonesia will face serious opponents later.

"Currently we are still not complete with 30 players because Elkan, Egy, Nadeo, Rizky Ridho, Ernando Ari, and Rizky Dwi have not arrived", said Shin Tae Yong quoted from the official PSSI website.

"But we will prepare well, especially since the current players have joined for a long time. We have to focus, especially in this group there are Vietnam and Malaysia", said the South Korean coach.

Upon arrival in Singapore, the players were given time to prepare and immediately went through the agenda to the Bukit Gombak Stadium. The agenda itself became the first exercise for Evan Dimas and his friends after departing from Turkey.

After 15 hours by air to Singapore, Shin Tae-Yong immediately put together a training menu that focused on recovering the stamina of his foster children. After the player's condition was deemed to have returned to normal, Shin Tae-Yong returned to spur the Garuda Squad in another exercise.

"This time we are doing a recovery because the players have just traveled far from Turkey",

"The condition of the players is quite okay, after this we will undergo training as usual to improve the condition of the players", said Shin Tae Yong.

In the 2020 AFF Cup, the Indonesian national team is in Group B of the Cup with Vietnam, Malaysia, Laos, and Cambodia. Entering the Hell group, it is clear that Garuda must prepare as much as possible because their inaugural match will start on December 9 against Cambodia.