JAKARTA - PSSI General Chair (Ketum) Erick Thohir immediately took a stand following the failure of the Indonesian national team to advance to the semifinals of the 2024 AFF Cup.
He said the federation would conduct a serious evaluation and should be a valuable lesson for Shin Tae-yong in handling the team, which is mostly filled with young players.
In the last matchday of the Group B phase which was held at the Manahan Stadium, Solo on Saturday, December 21 evening WIB, the Indonesian national team had to accept a 0-1 defeat to the Philippines. The opposing team's single goal was created in the 63rd minute through the execution of a penalty by Kristensen, in this match the Garuda Squad was also forced to appear with ten players following Muhammad Ferrari who was red-carded by the referee.
This result is clearly not like the previous PSSI target, where the Indonesian national team is expected to qualify until the 2024 AFF Cup semifinals. Disappointment was clearly felt, but Erick Thohir said that after this what must be done is an evaluation of the team and coaches.
If asked, I want to win against Myanmar, win against Laos, and win against the Philippines. If there is a defeat against Vietnam, it is natural for the youth team. If later we give the best until the semifinals and then lose, it's okay but we have struggled to give our best," said Erick Thohir after the match, quoted from a written statement, Sunday, December 22.
"From the start, I told you that in this AFF we are targeting to give the best. When we talk, give the best, we should be with these coaches and players, we should be able to at least qualify for the AFF Cup semifinals. So on this side, of course PSSI will conduct an evaluation," said Erick.
In that match, the Indonesian national team went down with their best squad, players who had a myriad of international experiences such as Marselino Ferdinand, Rafael Struick, Pratama Arhan, and Asnawi Mangkualam toured into the starting eleven.
However, the national team's game only started to develop in the second half of the first half. Unfortunately, in the midst of the increase in the tempo of Indonesia's attack on the defense of the Philippines, the captain of the team, Muhammad Ferrari, had to be hit by a second yellow card as a result of being provoked and elbowing Amani Aguinaldo so he had to leave the field in the 42nd minute.
Apart from the failure experienced by the Indonesian national team in the 2024 AFF Cup, Erick also said that the team must focus on other agendas. Moreover, doing a serious evaluation to improve for the better.
"This national team is projected to go to the 2025 SEA Games, as well as to defend the gold medal. Because it didn't make it to the semifinals of this event, the competition was more or less the same as the SEA Games later, meaning, many things must be fixed immediately," he continued.
"The time is still enough. In a year. So clean up, especially the coach must also evaluate," said Erick Thohir.
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