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Bima Sakti reveals the reasons for rejecting the invitation of several teams participating in the 2023 U-17 World Cup to undergo trial matches / Photo: PSSI
TANGERANG – Bima Sakti revealed its reasons for rejecting the invitation of several teams participating in the 2023 U-17 World Cup to undergo trial matches. The Garuda Asia coach said that he did not want to risk players getting injured.
That was the reason why Bima Sakti rejected the invitation from the U-17 World Cup contestants. “Actually, there are several offers. However, because time is tight, we don’t want to take risks. Players are afraid of injury,” said Bima Sakti.
Bima added that the U-17 Indonesian National Team had actually found a suitable opponent at the training camp in Germany. Of course, this trial is an important provision for the Garuda Asia Squad as they look towards the U-17 World Cup.
“Yesterday we (in Germany) got an opponent who could represent the strengths of other countries’ national teams,” he said.
Bima Sakti said that there were actually plans for additional trials for the Garuda Asia Squad. It’s just that the trial opponents are at a level below the Indonesian National Team to maintain the team’s condition.
“There will be a trial here (in Jakarta) and then in Surabaya. The level, but not as high as in Surabaya. There are plans to do it twice,” he said.
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