MEDIA Malaysia, Vocket FC, predict Indonesian National Team U-23 will beat Thailand U-23 National Team in the semifinals SEA Games 2021 and automatically advance to the top party. Vocket FC assesses that the U-23 Indonesian National Team is more championed because it is inhabited by players who are more experienced than Thailand.
In terms of players, the Indonesian U-23 national team squad is indeed more worthy of patting the chest than Thailand. The majority of Indonesian U-23 national team players at the 2021 SEA Games are graduates of the 2020 AFF Cup.
(The U-23 Indonesian National Team is championed to qualify for the 2021 SEA Games final)
Of the 19 Indonesian U-23 National Team personnel at the 2021 SEA Games, 10 of them are players who have dropped out of the 2020 AFF Cup. They are Ernando Ari, Fachruddin Aryanto, Alfeandra Dewangga, Rizky Ridho, Asnawi Mangkualam, Egy Maulana Vikri, Syahrian Abimanyu, Witan Sulaeman, Ricky Kambuaya and Rachmat Irianto.
The number could reach 11 if Elkan Baggott could join the squad in Vietnam. The names above do not just decorate the Indonesian national team squad in the 2020 AFF Cup.
They were the backbone when the Indonesian national team finished runner-up in the 2020 AFF Cup. Compare this with the Thailand U-23 national team squad at the 2021 SEA Games.
Of the 20 names brought, only four players have graduated from the 2020 AFF Cup. They are Jonathan Khemdee, Kawin Thamsatchanan, Worachit Kanitsribampen and Weerathep Pomphan.
Even from the four names above, only Weerathep Pomphan was included in the Thai national team’s mainstay personnel category in the 2020 AFF Cup. Weerathep Pomphan appeared for the full 90 minutes when Thailand won 4-0 over the Indonesian national team in the first leg of the 2020 AFF Cup final.
(Weerathep Pomphan, the mainstay midfielder for the Thailand U-23 national team)
“Indonesia U-23 has the opportunity to beat Thailand U-23 in the semifinals. Coach Shin Tae-yong relies on the players who have played in the 2020 AFF Cup. They have better cohesiveness than Thailand U-23,” wrote Vocket FC in an article they wrote.
Shin Tae-yong also indulged in optimism. He is sure Indonesian National Team U-23 will beat Thailand U-23 in the semifinal match which took place at Thien Truong Stadium, Thursday 19 May 2022 at 16.00 WIB.
“Now, things are different. Indonesia has changed a lot. The last time we lost to Thailand was in the 2020 AFF Cup. However, this time we will win,” said Shin Tae-yong, quoting from Zing News.
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