Bola.net – Indonesian National Teama was once called the weakest team appearing in the 2023 Asian Cup. This statement was made by two YouTubers from the United States, Reynoso and Soltero, who recently admitted they were wrong.
Via his YouTube channel, The Give N Gonot only admitted that they had wrongly labeled the weakest team in the 2023 Asian Cup, both of them in their latest upload also praised several Indonesian national team players such as Marselino Ferdinan and Sandy Walsh.
A few days before, The Give N Go labeled the Indonesian National Team as the weakest team along with Hong Kong. They attached this label because the analysis they carried out was based on data.
It is true that the Indonesian national team suffered many defeats before the 2023 Asian Cup was held. Even when they met Iraq in the first match, Marselino Ferdinan et al. also defeated 1-3.
However, the sweet victory over Vietnam silenced Reynoso and Soltero. Both agreed to admit that they had misjudged the strength of the Indonesian National Team. Now the YouTuber duo can’t wait for the Red and White action again.
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Admits he was wrong about the Indonesian National Team
The Indonesian national team celebrates Asnawi Mangkualam’s goal against Vietnam, Friday (19/1/2024) (c) Doc. PSSI
In a video entitled “I Was Wrong.” Reynoso REACTS to Indonesia vs. Vietnam!”, Reynoso opened the chat with a confession.
“If you don’t mind, Bro, I want to take a moment here to face the camera and speak to the Indonesian fans because these people are very passionate, very excited and proud of their team and the players who are representing their country in this tournament.” Reynoso said.
“And I wanted to say something. I really wanted to say something, and that’s the fact, that I was wrong. I was wrong about Indonesia.”
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The Future of the Indonesian National Team is Bright
Starting (c) AP Photo/Hussein Sayed
Reynoso then continued by assessing that the Indonesian National Team had a ton of talent, and not only that, he was amazed at how Shin Tae-yong seemed to be preparing the team for the future.
“This team has players this team has a great coach and this team is developing at a very young age, the youngest team in this tournament, and I mean that as a compliment I mean it as something that is a great sign of their development.”
“Indonesia proved me wrong here with this result, as I thought a spirited Vietnam would win easily. Indonesia basically dominated them and proved to be the better team here.”
“I have to praise Shin Tae-yong because I like the way he used the AFC Asian Cup as a stage to give young players the opportunity to develop and show their talents.”
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Kudos to Marselino, Hubner, Walsh, and Pratama Arhan
Further, The Give N Go openly praised the performances of several Indonesian national team players, including Marselino and Pratama Arhan.
“Marselino has played extraordinary football, very extraordinary for this team. Then they have defenders like Sandy Walsh and Justin Hubner, who played a really great game against the Vietnam team. Clean sheet too, Bro!”
“Also cool was Pratama Arhan with his long throw which, my God, I’ve never seen a team use that as often as usual, maybe 10 times. So basically the throw-in became a corner kick.”
“I’m very happy that Indonesia got the win because if they can reach the knockout phase, you can imagine the chaos, the madness for the supporters.”
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Next Indonesian National Team Match
Japan vs Indonesian National Team
Stadium: Al Thumama, Doha
Wednesday, January 24 2024
Kick-off: 18.30 WIB
Live: RCTI
Streaming: Vision+
Adapted from: Bola.com (Gregah N; 22/1/2024)
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