Bahrain coach surprised that Indonesia national team has many naturalized players

VOV.VN - Bahrain coach Dragan Talajic expressed surprise that the Indonesian national team has many naturalized players.

The Indonesian national team's policy of naturalizing players is causing a lot of controversy. Despite naturalizing many players to increase competitiveness, the Indonesian national team has not achieved the expected results. The heavy 1-5 defeat to Australia has made coach Patrick Kluivert and his team gradually lose their ticket to the World Cup.

Indonesia must beat Bahrain in their home match to keep their World Cup hopes alive. If they lose, their hopes of making it to the biggest football event on the planet will likely be over.

Bahrain coach Dragan Talajic surprised by Indonesia's naturalization policy (Photo: Bola)

Bahrain coach Dragan Talajic expressed his surprise at the Indonesian national team's naturalization policy: "I often watch the Indonesian national team's matches. Every match, I see 2 to 3 new players, but they are not from Indonesia but from the Netherlands or England. You have 300 million people but you bring in quite a few players from the Netherlands. That's fine, I still have great respect for the Indonesian national team."

Coach Dragan Talajic also emphasized that he was not concerned about the result of Indonesia's previous loss. He said that Bahrain would still be cautious with the goal of winning right on Indonesia's field.

After losing heavily in his debut match, coach Patrick Kluivert is under a lot of pressure. The Dutch strategist affirmed that the Indonesian team will do everything to win: "In football, anything can happen. We consider this the final and will do everything to win, the team spirit is great."

“We always aim to win every match. The whole team is in good spirits, the important thing is that we have solidarity within the team.”

The match between Indonesia and Bahrain will take place at 8:45 p.m. on March 25.

Source: https://vov.vn/the-thao/hlv-bahrain-ngac-nhien-khi-dt-indonesia-co-nhieu-cau-thu-nhap-tich-post1163606.vov