DBasia.news – The U23 Indonesia national team coach assistant Bima Sakti explained the Garuda squad anticipated all of the UAE players. Especially for those in the right-wing sector.
He told that after the last training session of U23 Indonesia national team at ABC Field Senayan Jakarta, Thursday (23/8). The training session was conducted one day before the match against the UAE in the round of 16 football in 2018 Asian Games at Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Cikarang.
“The UAE is a great team. We have a great respect for them. They also have tall players, we anticipate that” Bima Sakti explained.
The players in the right sectors are Mohammed Almesmari (24) and Shaheen Aldarmki (26). “We anticipate of everyone, but there is one in the right wing,” Bima Sakti said.
The U23 Indonesia national team also anticipated the possibility to play in the penalty shootout. Almost all players including Andritany Ardhiyasa trained to score the goal from the white spot.
“In the last training, we trained for a penalty shootout. For the formation, it won’t be too different from the former match against Hong Kong.”