Shin Tae-yong Summons Five New Players To Follow The National Team TC

Indonesian national team training session (Photo: PSSI)

JAKARTA - Indonesian national team coach Shin Tae-yong summoned five new players to take part in the training camp (TC) ahead of the 2022 World Cup Qualification.

The five players, namely M Adi Satryo (PS Sleman), Ilija Spasojevic (Bali United), Rizky Ridho (Persebaya), Ady Setiawan (Persebaya) and Didik Wahyu W (Tira Persikabo).

As quoted by Antara from the official PSSI website, Wednesday, their presence will replace the two previous players, namely Muhammad Riyandi (Barito Putera) and Yanto Basna (PT Prachuap FC).

Shin Tae-yong was forced to replace Muhammad Riyandi because the player was sick, while Yanto Basna was replaced because he could not join the national team according to the time the South Korean coach wanted.

Currently, Evan Dimas and his friends are still undergoing TC in Jakarta before leaving for the United Arab Emirates (UEA) on 17 May.

Indonesia is scheduled to fight Thailand on June 3, 2021, then Vietnam on June 7, 2021, and finally the UAE on June 11, 2021, in the UAE which has been selected by the AFC as the location for further centralization of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers for Group G.

PSSI Chairman Mochamad Iriawan gave full support and authority to coach Shin Tae-yong regarding the selection of players.

"Players must be enthusiastic, work hard, be disciplined and have high motivation when participating in TC with the Indonesian national team. We want maximum results when facing three qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup against Thailand, Vietnam, and the UAE," said Iriawan.

The new players started to join training on Wednesday, in conjunction with the Garuda squad training holiday schedule from the coaching team. Furthermore, they will return to training on the evening of Thursday, May 6.

The Indonesian national team is currently in the fifth position in the Group G standings. The maximum number of points that the Indonesian national team can achieve is nine points with a winning record in all remaining matches.

Meanwhile, those who qualify for the next round are only group winners and runners-up, currently Vietnam (11 points) and Malaysia (9 points).