Marselino Believes Thom Haye Will Make the Indonesian National Team Stronger

Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – Marselino Ferdinan, member of the Indonesian National Team, welcomed the arrival of Thom Haye who has officially become an Indonesian citizen (WNI).

The player who defends the Dutch League club, SC Heerenveen, took the Indonesian Citizen Oath Monday (18/3/2024) evening at the DKI Jakarta Regional Office (Kanwil) of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham), East Jakarta.

Marselino stated that the arrival of Thom, who has experience in the Dutch League, would have a positive impact on the Indonesian national team.

“Very good and extraordinary. The presence of experienced players in the Dutch League can improve the team's performance. It doesn't matter who comes,” said Marselino at the Fairmont Hotel, Jakarta, Tuesday (19/3/2023).

The player who plays in the second division of the Belgian League, Deinze, also talked about the match against Vietnam which will take place on Thursday (21/3/2024) at 20.30 WIB at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta.

Even though he is confident in his team's performance, Marselino does not underestimate Vietnam, which is currently ranked 105th in the world.

“We want to maintain the performance we showed in the previous Asian Cup, and give our best in the match,” he said.

Marselino added that the match against Vietnam had its own pressure because both are countries in ASEAN and have strong rivalries on the field.

“We broke our bad record in the Asian Cup, because before that we often lost to them. “We are trying to maintain the trend in the Asian Cup, hopefully we can give the best,” he continued.