JAKARTA - PSSI General Chairperson (Ketum) for the period 2023-2027, Erick Thohir, already has an agenda in the near future. He wants to meet with the coach of the Indonesian national team, Shin Tae-yong.
The SOE minister wanted to discuss the 2023 U-20 World Cup with Shin. He saw that the meeting with Shin Tae-yong became an urgency for him as the chairman of PSSI.
Moreover, the 2023 U-20 World Cup will take place on May 20 or less than 100 days.
"The toughest task of implementing the U-20 World Cup, only 94 days away, this is a really extraordinary day," said Erick Thohir when met on the sidelines of the KLB agenda at the Shangri-La Hotel on Thursday, February 16 afternoon
"This is the second largest event from FIFA, it is impossible for Indonesia to get the U-20 World Cup championship once every 10 years," he continued.
With this urgency, Erick Thohir felt the need to meet Shin Tae-yong in order to provide full support for Garuda Muda's performance.
"Of course for the national team I will immediately talk to the coaches, players. What we can support them, so that they give their best," he explained.
Erick Thohir's efforts to provide maximum support for the national team at the U-20 World Cup are also supported by the statement of the Menpora, Zainudin Amali, who was elected as Deputy Chairman of PSSI 2023-2027. On a separate occasion, Amali emphasized that the federation and the club must play a role
The Minister of Youth and Sports even advised clubs not to detain players who were called to the national team. That's for the performance of the country.
"I ask all stakeholders to provide support to the national team, especially clubs that have players to fill the team. Since this is the duty of the state, it is not necessarily 10-20 years to be the host," he said.
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