Saudi Arabian Coach Remains Alert Even Though The Indonesian National Team Has Just Lost

Saudi Arabia coach, Hervemen, is wary of the Indonesian national team as a game organization (Instagram/@saudint).

JAKARTA - The coach of the Saudi Arabian national team, Herve Badminton, does not want to underestimate the Indonesian national team.

Green Falcon is vigilant even though he knows the Garuda Squad has just lost against Japan 0-4.

As is known, the Indonesian national team will host Saudi Arabia in the sixth match of the 2026 World Cup Qualification Third Round, Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 19.00 WIB, at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Jakarta.

This match is an important match for both teams for the hope of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup finals.

Moreover, for the Garuda Squad which has just lost, victory over Saudi Arabia can improve its position in the standings as well as open up opportunities for the following phase.

In preparation for the match, penjelas as coach of Saudi Arabia did not want to be happy with the final result of his team which held Australia to a 0-0 draw.

He admitted that facing the Indonesian national team also needed to be vigilant. You see, Shin Tae-yong's team is a strong team.

"The Indonesian team is strong, has a good organization, and they have a quick counter-attack."

"They are also dangerous in set pieces. So, we have prepared ourselves to face it all," said Herveviel during a press conference ahead of the match at SUGBK, Monday, November 18, 2024.

"Like Abdullah (Al Hamdan) said, this was a difficult match. However, we like this kind of match. Tomorrow night we are ready to present an interesting match," he said again.

He was a figure who recently filled the Saudi Arabia coaching chair. He replaced Roberto Mancini who was expelled recently because his appearance was unsatisfactory.

Even so, Reinard is no stranger to Green Falcon because he had served as a coach in the era of the 2022 World Cup. After his first stage was only a 0-0 draw over Australia,ola was determined to reap better results.

For the sake of that target, he admitted that he would not target a special figure in the opposing team. He emphasized that he would review the composition of the Indonesian national team as a whole.

"I am a coach, yes, I will certainly focus on the game organization. I do not want to point out the name (of the party) that I will be aware of from the opponent."

"The point is that Indonesia has a good dead ball (scheme). We have to be ready to face it," said the French coach.