Physical Indonesian National Team Players For The 2022 AFF Cup Are The Highlights Of The Coach Team In Training Centers

Indonesian national team players are undergoing a training camp for the 2022 AFF Cup. (Photo: Doc. PSSI)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team's training camp (TC) for the 2022 AFF Cup has been going on since last November 28. However, the players' physical focus is the main focus of the coaching staff.

The League 1 competition which is currently stopped makes Fachruddin Aryanto and his friends very stupid. This was also acknowledged by the Indonesian national team's physical trainer, Shin Sang-gyu.

According to him, the strength and physical basis of the players is very lacking. This makes it difficult for them to maintain the basic physicality of the players.

"So our TC is accelerated to improve the physical basis of the players," said Sang-gyu as quoted from the official PSSI website.

Please note, the Garuda squad's TC for the 2022 AFF Cup was actually held on December 10. However, because of League 1 vacuum since October 1, the coaching staff decided that the training camp would be accelerated to maintain the physical condition of the players.

"Indeed, it is still lacking physically, especially at this time of short preparation. Currently we are trying to improve the physicality of the players," he continued.

The man from South Korea later revealed that the training camp is currently being carried out the same as the previous one.

"Indeed, every player must have careful preparation at the club first, then come to the national team. Then it will definitely run smoothly in the national team and the current physical shortage of players is indeed basic physical, power, and stamina," he explained.

Indonesia still has enough time to prepare itself. The Garuda squad will only play their inaugural match in the AFF Cup on December 23.

Shin Tae-yong's team will host Cambodia in their first match. Three days later, it was Brunei Darussalam's turn to be the opponent of the Red and White squad.