CNN Indonesia quoted many reactions from Indonesian fans when they attacked coach Indra Sjafri's personal page. "His coaching style is outdated," one netizen wrote. "If we continue to let this coach lead the Indonesian youth team, we will lose to regional opponents like the Vietnamese team at the upcoming SEA Games," another person expressed on coach Indra Sjafri's personal page.
Vietnam U.22 team faces Indonesia U.22 team at SEA Games 2023
Coach Indra Sjafri is the one who helped the Indonesian U.22 team win the gold medal in men's football at the 2023 SEA Games after a long wait of 32 years. This 62-year-old coach continues to be trusted to lead the country's youth team to participate in the 2025 AFC U.20 Championship taking place in China, and prepares the team to defend the title at the 2025 SEA Games taking place in Thailand in December.
However, at the U.20 Asian tournament, coach Indra Sjafri's team played poorly, failing to perform as expected, losing two matches, including against Iran with a score of 0-3 and Uzbekistan with a score of 1-3, leading to early elimination, while the remaining match against U.20 Yemen in the final round on February 19 was just a formality.
Also at the 2025 AFC U-20 Championship, another representative of Southeast Asian football, Thailand U-20, also lost heavily in their opening match against Japan with a score of 0-3. The "War Elephants" still have a chance to advance if they overcome Korea U-20 in the meeting on February 17 and the final match of the group stage against Syria U-20 on February 20.
Indonesian fans are worried that the U.20 team with the core of the SEA Games 2025 is too weak and will lose to opponents like the Vietnamese youth team.
"It is better that the coach (Indra Sjafri) should resign for the future of the Indonesian U.20 team, which will have core players participating in the 2025 SEA Games with the goal of defending the gold medal won 2 years ago.
"U.20 Indonesia needs to be rebuilt, the domestic players are too poor, some are only average. We need more quality young naturalized players to conquer regional tournaments and compete in the Asian arena," another netizen added, as quoted by CNN Indonesia .
Meanwhile, President of the Indonesian Football Federation, Mr. Erick Thohir, spoke up: "This is a valuable lesson for the Indonesian U.20 team. However, we need to admit that the opponents of the Indonesian U.20 team such as Iran and Uzbekistan are much stronger.
The whole team has tried their best. However, the results are still very disappointing. Certainly, the U.20 Indonesia team will continue to be maintained and rebuilt strongly, just like the Indonesian national team is doing now."
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/u20-indonesia-bi-loai-khoi-giai-chau-a-cdv-tan-cong-hlv-so-thua-doi-viet-nam-185250217083911616.htm
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