The Indonesian Vs Iraq National Team: Nadeo Argawinata And Shayne Pattynama Join, Will You Start?

The Indonesian national team is preparing to undergo the inaugural match of Group D of the 2023 Asian Cup (doc. PSSI).

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team will play the inaugural match of Group D of the 2023 Asian Cup against Iraq. The party will take place at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium on Monday, January 15, 2024, at 21.30 WIB.

Ahead of the match, Nadeo Argawinata and Shayne Pattinama are known to join the Garuda Squad at the last moment.

Nadeo Argawinata was summoned by Shin Tae-yong to the Indonesian national team to replace Syahrul Trisna, who was injured in the last training camp in Qatar.

The Borneo FC goalkeeper is known to have flown to Qatar on Sunday, January 14, 2024, western Indonesia time. He is expected to arrive in Qatar on Monday, January 15, 2024, afternoon local time.

Nadeo's presence in Qatar itself still raises a question mark whether he will be included in the squad in the inaugural match or not.

If that happens, Nadeo clearly doesn't have much time to adapt and make preparations. You see, Shin Tae-yong called him just one day before the inaugural match took place.

Not to mention the question of Nadeo's arrival time which was only a few hours before the kick-off at 19.00 Qatar time or 21.30 WB.

The situation above opens up a small opportunity for Nadeo to play with the Garuda Squad from the early minutes. Even so, Shin Tae-yong was still able to lower Ernando Ari from the early minutes because the goalkeeper was in excellent condition.

Meanwhile, for Shayne Pattynama, he is also reported to have joined the team on Monday, January 15, 2024, early morning WIB.

Shayne rejoined after leaving the Indonesian national team training camp in Turkey on January 1, 2024.

He had to fly to the Netherlands to keep his mother sick. After the mother successfully underwent surgery, the former FISH FK player immediately flew to Qatar to strengthen the Indonesian national team in the 2023 Asian Cup.

Shayne's chances of joining the starting XI in the match against Iraq were also not too big. The reason is, the full-back did not participate in the tactical training session conducted by Shin Tae-yong from the beginning until mid-January 2024.

Another option that Shayne can accept is to play in the second match when the Indonesian national team meets Vietnam on Friday, January 19, 2024.

In the match against Iraq in the inaugural match of Group D of the 2023 Asian Cup, Shin Tae-yong is predicted to rely on the same names when the Indonesian national team lost 1-2 to Libya and was defeated by Iran 0-5 in a test match.

The difference is likely only for one name, namely, Asnawi Mangkualam. Asnawi, who was absent against Libya and appeared in the second half against Iran, will most likely be fielded by Shin Tae-yong.

The right-back position is quite crucial as captain and can help the team's attack power.

Prediction Of The Composition Of Indonesian Vs Iraq National Team Players In The 2023 Asian Cup

Indonesia (3-4-1-2): Ernando Ari; Rizky Ridho, Jordi Amat, Elkan Baggott; Asnawi Mangkualam, Pratama Arhan, Justin Hubner, Ivar Jenner; Marselino Ferdinand; Witan Sulaeman, Rafael Struick