Persija And Persib Haven't Released Players To The National Team, Shin Tae-yong Doesn't Blame The Club But PT LIB

The coach of the Indonesian national team, Shin Tae-yong. (Photo: Twitter/@PSSI)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team held a joint training camp for seniors and U-20 at the PTIK Stadium, Jakarta, which began on Monday, March 20. However, the squad that was present was not complete.

Several players from the Persija Jakarta and Persib Bandung teams have not been seen in this inaugural exercise. They have not been released by the club because their energy is still needed to navigate the League 1 competition.

For Persija, a total of 12 players were called to participate in this joint training camp. This was complained by the capital club.

Persib also had problems with the summons of their players. Mark Klok, Ricky Kambuaya, and Rachmat Irianto have finally not attended the training camp and are still defending their club on Monday against Dewa United.

The coach of the Indonesian national team, Shin Tae-yog understands the problems faced by club coaches. He also did not want to blame the club and understand the problems he was facing.

"Actually, it's not their fault (club). Persija Jakarta also loses and so does Persib Bandung, and we (the national team) are the same," Shin said after his first training, as quoted by Antara.

"So actually you can't make a league schedule like this. Moreover, if there is no good achievement, the position will be dangerous and risky," he said.

Previously, Shin admitted that he was stressed by the problem of calling players that he had also felt before the U-20 Asian Cup. He asked PSSI Technical Director, Indra Sjafri, to establish better coordination with the club.

"I ask for help so that it doesn't happen again like that (it's difficult to let the players go to the national team), to coach Indra (Sjafri), I ask for help in better coordination with the club so that I don't stress," said Shin Tae-yong, laughing casually.