FEAR lose to Indonesian National Team U-23 from SEA Games 2021coach Timnas Timor Leste U-23, Fabio Magrao, making excuses. He said the schedule for the 2021 SEA Games was too tight, which was to play every two days.
So far, the U-23 Timor Leste National Team has played two matches in Group A of the 2021 SEA Games. In those two matches, Timor Leste has always lost, namely 0-4 to the Philippines U-23 National Team and the U-23 Myanmar National Team (2-3). ).
(The U-23 Timor Leste National Team lost in the first two games of Group A SEA Games 2021)
Fabio Magrao felt disadvantaged because he was given a busy schedule by playing every two days. For example, against the Philippines on Friday 6 May 2022 and continued against Myanmar on Sunday, 8 May 2022.
It doesn’t stop there. They will play the match against the Indonesian U-23 National Team on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 19.00 WIB. The tight schedule has made the Timor Leste players minimal recovery period.
Because of that, Fabio Magrao is pessimistic that his team can get points with this tight schedule. He hopes that there will be tolerance from the organizers of the 2021 SEA Games to adjust the match schedule.
“Before I became a coach, I was a player. In the previous press conference, I complained about the intensity of competition every 2 days at the SEA Games and many colleagues also agreed with my opinion,” said Fabio Magrao, quoted from the Zing News page, Monday (9/5/2022).
“I’m sure the schedule is the same. This makes the U-23 Timor Leste National Team no chance to get points,” continued the Brazilian tactician.
(Fabio Magrao, coach of the U-23 Timor Leste national team)
“We only have one day off before the game against Myanmar U-23, then the next game against Indonesia U-23 as well. It’s impossible to stay healthy and play well at the 2021 SEA Games with these conditions,” he lamented.
“I sincerely suggested since the beginning of this year that the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) should rethink or pay more attention to the fixtures schedule,” said Fabio.
If you lose to Indonesian National Team U-23Timor Leste is certain to fail to qualify for the 2021 SEA Games semifinals. Meanwhile, for the U-23 Indonesian national team, it is obligatory to win three points in order to open the opportunity to qualify for the 2021 SEA Games semifinals.
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