Libyan coach speaks frankly about Indonesia's weaknesses before Asian Cup

Specifically, Libya beat Indonesia 4-0 on the evening of January 2 and won 2-1 on the evening of January 5 (Vietnam time). In total, Libya beat the team from the archipelago country after 2 friendly matches in Türkiye with a total score of 6-1.

After these two wins, coach Milutin Sredojevic (Serbian) of the Libyan team said: "Indonesia is having problems in defense, as evidenced by the fact that they conceded a total of 6 goals against us."

Indonesia lost 1-6 to Libya in two friendly matches in Türkiye (Photo: PSSI).

"I think Indonesia coach Shin Tae Yong needs to make adjustments before the Asian Cup. He still has time before the archipelago nation's opening match at the Asian Championship, against Iraq on January 15," coach Milutin Sredojevic added.

Libya is not a very strong team. This team is ranked 120th in the world, lower than the Vietnam team (ranked 94th in the world). However, Indonesia still easily lost 2 matches to the African team.

Regarding Indonesia's weaknesses, Libya coach Milutin Sredojevic specifically said: "Indonesia needs to defend more strongly, play more aggressively and attack more decisively. Not only the defense, in my opinion, their attack also has problems."

"The Indonesian strikers' positioning is not good, their finishing ability lacks finesse," said coach Milutin Sredojevic of the Libyan team.

Indonesia's tall defense was criticized for playing without determination (Photo: PSSI).

According to the Serbian coach, the Indonesian team does not attack well on the flanks, even though Indonesia has many tall players of European origin.

The tallest striker in Indonesia's squad in the latest match against Libya on the evening of January 5 was Rafael Struick (1m87 tall, of Dutch origin). Playing right behind Rafael Struick was Witan Sulaeman.

In the second half, Ramadhan Sananta (1m82 tall) entered the field to replace Struick, Ricky Kambuaya replaced Witan Sulaeman, but neither the starter nor the substitute left much of an impression.

The only compliment Libya coach Milutin Sredojevic gave Indonesia was: "They have some players returning to Europe, these guys are in good physical condition."

"If Indonesia coordinates well, it can create a balance in the squad, between players returning from Europe and pure domestic players. From there, this combination will create the best formula for the Indonesian team," coach Milutin Sredojevic affirmed.

These are things that the Vietnamese team can take note of, both the compliments and criticisms of Milutin Sredojevic from Libya when talking about Indonesia.

Knowing Indonesia's strengths and weaknesses, the Vietnamese team will have a better way to deal with the archipelago team at the 2023 Asian Cup.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/hlv-libya-noi-thang-ve-diem-yeu-cua-doi-tuyen-indonesia-truoc-asian-cup-20240107195303595.htm