E. Elavarasan, head coach of Malaysia U23 national team. Look in a good direction and think Indonesia U23 national team, an opponent them in the first match, have a problem can’t bring players during league running also.
“The league is still running so we are not getting some of the players we need. But our preparations are more for AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024 Qualification in September.” Elavarasan said in a pre-match press conference.
“This is our main objective besides using this opportunity to see some new players who are not directly involved in league action.”
“We respect all the competing teams and I see this match as a process and experience for us to get better,”
Meanwhile, Shin Tae Yong, head coach of Indonesia U23 national team said that the preparations for the troops did not go very well after they did not get several key players to go to Thailand.
“This situation is also faced by other teams such as Malaysia and Vietnam because the domestic league is still running. As a coach, I cannot bring in players involved with league rivals.”
“We’ve brought in players who are substitutes in their respective squads, and we’ll give them a chance for tomorrow’s action.”
“We will try to achieve something here but we are also looking for new players that can be used for the future,”
Malaysia U23 national team will face Indonesia in the opening match of Group B in the AFF U23 Championship 2023 on tomorrow 9.00 pm.at Rayong Provincial Stadium,
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