Erick Thohir Thanks Argentina for Putting Pressure on the Garuda Squad

– General Chair of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI), Erick Thohir, thanked the Argentine National Team for giving it pressure important for the Indonesian National Team. It was said, the Indonesia vs Argentina match was a valuable lesson for the Garuda squad.

Indonesia was able to keep up with world champion Argentina, even though in the end it had to suffer a 0-2 defeat in the FIFA Matchday match at the Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Senayan, Jakarta, Monday (19/6/2023) evening.

It is said, the quality of Argentina far above Indonesia. In the first 30 minutes of the first half, it seemed that the Indonesian national team was not able to develop much. All players are nervous. Not only junior players, senior players including players who have experience playing in European leagues are also nervous.

“That’s right pressure what we hope is that our national team is used to dealing with things like this. It was proven that when we entered the second half, we were able to play and develop,” he said after the match.

“This is what we hope for. In theory, our ranking is far from a class. If we lose by 2-0, that is still an achievement because even Australia, which is ranked far above us, also lost 2-0 against Argentina,” Erick added.

For that, Erick thanked the Argentina national team for coming to Indonesia and giving their best game so that Indonesia could learn a lesson.

Erick also thanked the Indonesian National Team, which had to play tonight defense And counter attacks because the class is far away which ends up playing in a disciplined manner.

“I thank all football fans who believe that Indonesian football can wake up from sleep,” he hoped.

“This is what we also hope that this will become the mental foundation of our team. Because after this we will have a qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup in October. But it is not yet known who the opponent will be,” said Erick.

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