4 Indonesian U19 National Team Defense Players, add more? : Okezone Ball



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SPLIT – There are four descendant players who are enrolled in the current Indonesian U-19 National Team (Timnas) squad. They are Jack Brown, of Indonesian-British descent, Elkan Baggott (Indonesian-English), Kelana Noah Mahessa (Indonesian-German) and Luah Fynn Jeremy Mahessa (Indonesian-German).

The last two names have just joined the Indonesian Under-19 National Team. They arrived in Split, Croatia on Sunday October 18, 2020. A day later, these brothers immediately joined the training with David Maulana and his friends.

Kelana mahessa

(Kelana Mahessa debuted in the match of the U19 national team vs Hajduk Split Indonesia)

Surprisingly, the two players who are now registered as SC Bonner staff (German League 4th caste) were immediately dispatched by coach Shin Tae-yong in a test match against Hajduk Split, on Tuesday October 20, 2020 WIB in the afternoon. Even for Kelana, the midfielder who was born on January 30, 2001, he was immediately assigned as the starter.

Now the question is, will the influx of players of descent continue to occur in the Indonesian U19 National Team? For your information, PSSI once revealed that there were a number of descendants who applied to be called up by the Indonesian U19 National Team squad that is preparing to appear in the 2021 U20 World Cup.

Some of them are Justin Jonathans (right back, Dutch-Indonesian) and Joseph Simatupang (defender, Blackburn Rovers). PSSI Acting Secretary General (Secretary General) Yunus Nusi once said that the selection of players was entirely in the hands of coach Shin Tae-yong.

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If Shin Tae-yong wants a descendant player, PSSI is ready to help with the administrative process. However, PSSI believes that Shin Tae-yong understands the standard players he needs.

“That’s why we don’t intervene too directly on (player selection) either, we leave everything to Shin Tae-yong. If it’s good like Elkan Baggott or others, we accept it. We review it, test it and process the administration,” Yunus said. Nusi to journalists some time ago.

Elkan baggott

(Elkan Baggott, defender of Indonesian-English descent)

Other than that, in the end, the performance of the Indonesian U19 national team is the most important thing. In the near future, the Indonesian U19 team will participate in two major tournaments, namely the U19 Asian Cup and the 2021 U20 World Cup.

At the U-19 Asian Cup, which will likely be held in Uzbekistan from February 22, 2021, the Indonesian U-19 national team aims to qualify for the semi-finals. Meanwhile, at the 2021 U-20 World Cup to be held in Indonesia from May 20 to June 12, the minimum goal is to qualify for the round of 16.

Therefore, the Indonesian Under-19 National Team made careful preparation. After almost two months of training camp in Croatia, then from December 2020 to January 2021, David Maulana and his friends trained in France and participated in the Toulon tournament.

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