Friday, November 06, 2009
Forget the bloody formations
OK so Indonesia managed to score a goal against Singapore in their recently friendly but there remains an uncomfortable truth lurking beneath the surface that needs to be addressed.
Defending set pieces is shoddy.
Three goals conceded against Singapore but you can be sure Raddy knew what he was working on in training. When the two sides met in last year's AFF Cup Singapore won 2-0 courtesy of a free header from Baihakki and a direct free kick from Shi Jiayi.
The Indonesians later slipped up again when the Thais beat them 1-0 in Jakarta when Teerasil had himself a free header after the ball was whipped in from wide.
You just know what Kuwait will be working on ahead of their two Asian Cup qualifiers later this month.
I'm fed up of hearing that Indonesians are technically the most gifted players in the region. Lob a ball in to the penalty box and just see how Charis Yulianto, Maman Abdurahman and Nova Arianto flap around helplessly then let's talk technique.
The local media, as is their wont when they wish to sound knowledgeable, gush about the different systems operated by Benny Dollo in the Singapore friendly including a 3-6-1 but they're missing the frigging point.
It can be 4-4-2, 3-5-2 or 8-1-1 for all I fucking care, it ain't numbers or formations that welly the ball out of the bloody danger area. It's players.
And it's high time the Indonesians learnt that sometimes Row Z is the best tactic of all. Assuming they get to the ball first that is...
Defending set pieces is shoddy.
Three goals conceded against Singapore but you can be sure Raddy knew what he was working on in training. When the two sides met in last year's AFF Cup Singapore won 2-0 courtesy of a free header from Baihakki and a direct free kick from Shi Jiayi.
The Indonesians later slipped up again when the Thais beat them 1-0 in Jakarta when Teerasil had himself a free header after the ball was whipped in from wide.
You just know what Kuwait will be working on ahead of their two Asian Cup qualifiers later this month.
I'm fed up of hearing that Indonesians are technically the most gifted players in the region. Lob a ball in to the penalty box and just see how Charis Yulianto, Maman Abdurahman and Nova Arianto flap around helplessly then let's talk technique.
The local media, as is their wont when they wish to sound knowledgeable, gush about the different systems operated by Benny Dollo in the Singapore friendly including a 3-6-1 but they're missing the frigging point.
It can be 4-4-2, 3-5-2 or 8-1-1 for all I fucking care, it ain't numbers or formations that welly the ball out of the bloody danger area. It's players.
And it's high time the Indonesians learnt that sometimes Row Z is the best tactic of all. Assuming they get to the ball first that is...
# posted by Me @ 10:41 AM 
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i think it's not about technical that indo players are worried about it's the mentality that the indo players have to dealt with..because indons always feels that they'll lose even though the match hasn't even started!
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