2023 U-20 Asian Cup: The Indonesian National Team Is Ready To Face Uzbekistan

The Indonesian U-20 national team. (photo: PSSI)

JAKARTA - The coach of the U-20 Indonesian National Team, Shin Tae-yong, claimed that his troops were ready for battle in the final against Uzbekistan in the Group A phase of the 2023 U-20 Asian Cup, Wednesday, March 8.

This match is decisive for both teams. The Garuda Nusantara squad must win if they want to secure a ticket to the next round. According to him, the Garuda Nusantara squad is now in good condition and ready to perform optimally.

The match against the hosts will be held at the Istiqlol Stadium, Fergana on Tuesday, March 7th. This forced Muhammad Ferrari and his friends to travel quite tiring.

As is known, the Red and White team was previously based in Tashkent because two matches were held there.

"We were previously in Tashkent and then (moved) to Fergana, a little tired but we have adapted to the weather, and (players) conditions are good," Shin Tae-yong opened in a statement ahead of the match.

Shin Tae-yong realized that Uzbekistan's strength would increase along with the direct support of its supporters.

In fact, this did not make the coach from South Korea doubt his team's performance. Shin was sure that his foster children could face this final test well.

"Indeed, the whole squad of Uzbekistan players is good, moreover (Uzbekistan) has full support from the supporters because this is a home game," he said about the opposing team.

“Even so we will play well, because the condition of the players is also good. So we will show our best against Uzbekistan."

"We emphasize the players so that they will get stronger and prepare to play tomorrow as much as possible," said the coach.

Currently, the U-20 national team is in third place in Group A with three points. Meanwhile, Uzbekistan performed well by devouring two clean matches which made them top of the group and scored six points.

Seeing that note, Shin Tae-yong realized that Uzbekistan was not an easy opponent. For this reason, apart from galvanizing his team to perform optimally, he also hopes for the full support of Indonesian supporters.

"The first result against Iraq was not good (losing), but against Syria, it was good for the result. These are the three (matches) against Uzbekistan which are the most difficult it seems, but we ask for support from Indonesian fans so they can get victory," said Shin Tae-yong.