Dewangga Arrives, Indonesia U-23 Gets Additional Back Line Strength
Alfeandra Dewangga has arrived in France ahead of Indonesia facing Guinea.
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MUHAMMAD IKHSAN MAHAR
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JAKARTA, KOMPAS — The central defender from PSIS Semarang, Alfeandra Dewangga, has arrived in France to add strength to the back line of the Indonesian U-23 squad to face Guinea, Thursday (9/5/2024) at 20.00 WIB, at the Clairefontaine National Training Center, France. Dewangga's presence adds to the player options in the central defender position in the 2024 Paris Olympics playoffs Paris 2024.
Whether I play or not, I hope to help the team qualify for the Olympics. I have also known my teammates for a long time, although there are some new colleagues on the national team.
Dewangga has joined his 22 team-mates for a training session on Tuesday (7/5/2024) afternoon at Leo Lagrance Stadium, Besancon, France. Prior to this, Dewangga landed in Paris on Tuesday around 09.00 after a long air journey from Semarang, Central Java, on Monday (6/5/2024).
”My condition is just jetlagbecause I just arrived, but I am trying to quickly adapt to my teammates. "I see my friends are in good condition and have good chemistry," said Dewangga.
The 22-year-old player revealed that Coach Shin Tae-yong and the coaching staff asked him not to exert too much energy during the first training session. Nevertheless, Dewangga is determined to use all of his abilities to help the team qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
”Whether I play or not, my hope is to be able to help the team qualify for the Olympics. I have also known my teammates for a long time, although there are some new colleagues on the national team,” he said.
Dewangga is also a member of Indonesia's U-23 squad in the qualifying round for the 2024 Asian Cup U-23, which took place in September 2023. He was included in the lineup when Indonesia faced Taiwan and Turkmenistan at Manahan Stadium in Surakarta, Central Java.
The presence of Dewangga adds depth to the "Garuda Muda" squad in the central defender position. This is because Shin has lost two key defenders, Rizky Ridho and Justin Hubner, due to different reasons.
Ridho is still serving his red card penalty that he received in the semi-final match of the 2024 U-23 Asia Cup against Uzbekistan. The Persija Jakarta player received a straight red card and was absent for two consecutive matches. He has already served his first penalty in the third-place play-off match against Iraq on Thursday (2/5/2024).
In addition, Indonesia has also lost Justin who has returned to his club, Cerezo Osaka. According to the initial agreement between the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) and the Japanese League team, Justin was only allowed to represent the Garuda Muda team until the completion of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup.
With that situation, Indonesian U-23 Coach Shin Tae-yong came to France with only three players who could fill the three central defender positions in the match against Guinea at the Clairefontaine National Training Center, France. They are Muhammad Ferrari, Komang Teguh, and Nathan Tjoe-A-On.
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WISNU AJI DEWABRATA
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