JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team's steps stopped in the semifinals of the 2022 AFF Cup after being tackled by Vietnam 2-0. After a long journey, what was in the spotlight of the failure of the Garuda Squad was the team's resources.
Indonesian football observer, Kesit Budi Handoyo, said that the basic thing that can improve the team's performance is the human resources in it.
He added that the presence of the coach was an important role in a team, but the main bike was a player who should have been able to carry out the scheme implemented.
"Because whoever the coach is, whatever caliber he is, as long as the sources we have are not qualified, it will be difficult to raise performance," said Kesit when contacted by VOI on Tuesday, January 10.
"The most basic thing is that the individuals of our players, it turns out that they still cannot follow what the coach wants," he continued.
In the 2022 AFF Cup, Indonesia can show good performance by leaving as runners up in Group A. This status then brought Shin Tae-yong's team to face Vietnam in two semifinal legs.
When exploring the semifinals, the performance of the Garuda Squad began to be questioned. Despite being able to hold Vietnam 0-0 in the first leg, there are a number of aspects that are in the spotlight, namely the matter of finishing which should be able to bring more results.
With the clear correction, the shortfall should have been fixed for capital in the second leg. But in fact Shin Tae-yong's team actually fell in the second leg with 2 goals conceded.
Whereas in the previous AFF Cup edition, Shin Tae-yong was able to lead the team forward to the final despite losing to Thailand. That fact makes observers feel that no matter how good the appointed coach is, it will be meaningless if the players are still unable to implement what they expect.
"Therefore, no matter how good the coach we have, (Jose) Mourinho was brought here, (Lionel) Scaloni, as long as the sources we have are not enough to implement what the coach wants, it will be difficult," he explained.
"So, back to the basics again that our basis is not yet strong enough to be able to apply the coach's wishes," concluded Kesit.
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