TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - U-19 National Team manager, Eduard Tjong, has sent home 5 players, ahead of AFF 2016 cup in Hanoi, Vietnam, on September.
The 5 players are Gianluca Claudio (goalkeeper/Pusamania), Rifal Lastori (midfielder, Pusamania), Arie Sandy (defender/Barito Putra), Aldo Claudio (defender/PPLM), and Khairul Azmi Pratama (midfielder/PPLM).
"They failed to compete with other players. We had to send them home," said Eduard Tjong in the National Youth Training Center (NYTC) Bojongsari, Depok, West Java. "We have in total sent 11 players home. We only summoned 1 player. A goalkeeper."
"We are focusing on physical training, as well as technicality and strategy. Attack and defense simulation. There are still a lot to improve," said Edu.
AFF 2016 Cup in Hanoi is set to kick off on September 11-24. Indonesia will compete in the same group with Australia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, and Kamboja.
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