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It is known that the Indonesian U-17 national team has canceled their match against other countries during their training camp (TC) in Germany. / Photo: PSSI
JAKARTA – The Indonesian U-17 national team canceled their match against other countries during their training camp (TC) in Germany. PSSI General Chair, Erick Thohir, said that the reason for the cancellation was because Garuda Muda did not want to dismantle the playing pattern.
As is known, the U-17 Indonesian National Team has completed its training camp in Germany. The team made by Bima Sakti returned to Indonesia on October 23 2023.
The Indonesian U-17 national team returned home with supplies after training in Germany for more than 1 month. However, there is one Garuda Muda discourse that is not implemented.
The idea is to compete against national teams from other countries. It is known that Iqbal Gwijangge et al only met a number of clubs during test matches in Germany.
Erick said that the cancellation of this plan was due to a strategic decision from the U-17 Indonesian National Team. Erick revealed that the Garuda Muda coaching team did not want to openly show their playing style.
“Indeed, there is a plan (against the state), but we should not think about opening our own cards,” said Erick to media crew in Jakarta, Thursday (26/10/2023).
“So we played with big clubs in Germany, even out of 7 matches, there were 4 matches with their U-19 team. So we really tried the necessary tactics, so there were players from Germany who competed in European style, other countries’ style,” he continued.
Meanwhile, the U-17 National Team faced 7 teams, more than the initial plan of 6 teams. From 7 matches, the U-17 National Team managed to achieve 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Later, the U-17 Indonesian national team will be part of Group A of the 2023 U-17 World Cup. The Bima Sakti squad will face Panama, Morocco and Ecuador.
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