Aji Santoso Message For The Indonesian U-19 National Team Players Who Will TC To Croatia

Former Indonesian national team coach, Aji Santoso (Photo: Persebaya)

JAKARTA - The training camp (TC) of the Indonesian U-19 national team in Jakarta is about to end. The Indonesian national team coach, Shin Tae-yong, has selected 30 players to continue TC in Croatia in early September.

The names of these 30 players are not necessarily safe. Players can be written off if they don't show progress. Of course, the players had to work hard to wow Shin.

The former coach of the Indonesian national team, Aji Santoso, reminded the players to continue to be disciplined during the training camp. He also appealed to the players to work hard when implementing the training program that has been prepared by the coaching team.

"Players must be disciplined and work hard during the training phase. Competition is very tight," said Aji, who is now managing Persebaya Surabaya.

"They have to do their best to grab the core position," he added.

Currently there are two Persebaya players who are included in the list of 30 players brought by the Indonesian U-19 national team to Croatia. The two players are Rizky Ridho and Muhammad Supriadi. Aji assessed that these two players had the quality to be able to penetrate the U-19 national team's core squad.

"In my opinion, the two players deserve a chance. Both players have a great opportunity to continue to develop," said the man who was also in the Indonesian national team uniform.

As is known, the players will not only do training in Croatia. The Indonesian U-19 national team is also scheduled to take part in a mini tournament as a testing ground. In the tournament, Indonesia will face Croatia, Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia.