U23 Indonesia had to lay the foundation for U23 Vietnam to write a new history page for youth football in the region: winning the U23 Southeast Asian Championship for the third consecutive time .
For the media and most Indonesian football fans, the taste of defeat is still bitter.
Some newspapers, including Bola, even blamed the Gelora Bung Karno stadium for being cursed, with Indonesia having not won here in any team-level finals or important national team matches for 38 years.
However, behind the 0-1 loss, famous football commentator Weshley Hutagalung said that there are many important factors that need to be carefully considered and evaluated by U23 Indonesia to look towards the future.
“The most worrying factor when facing U23 Vietnam is the psychological battle. Because the biggest challenge for young players is stability and emotional control,” the commentator shared with Kompas.
"Disrupting the opponent's concentration has become a weapon of U23 Vietnam to disrupt the playing style of U23 Indonesia," Mr. Hutagalung commented.
According to this football expert, the weakness of U23 Indonesia is obvious when the ball reaches the final third of the field. The rotation of players may be due to physical factors, but according to commentator Weshley, it reduces the quality of the attack of "Garuda Muda".
Or in other words, coach Kim Sang Sik completely outplayed his Dutch colleague.
“Kim Sang Sik understood Vanenburg's tactics by pushing Doni Tri Pamungkas into the middle. Instead of playing a creative role and breaking through the defense, this player played too low .
In the final match, it felt like U23 Indonesia had no alternative attacking options to find space in front of the U23 Vietnam defense," the 54-year-old journalist commented.
The famous commentator continued: "The breakthroughs that fans expected from Rahmat Arjuna, Rayhan Hannan or Frengky Missa did not meet expectations."
According to expert Weshley, U23 in particular and Indonesian football in general must accept the truth, in order to make improvements to enter major tournaments in the future.
"We have to admit, U23 Vietnam knows clearly how they want to play in the final match against U23 Indonesia," he concluded.
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Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/u23-indonesia-don-dieu-can-phai-hoc-u23-viet-nam-2427352.html
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