NOBARTV NEWS Patrick Kluivert has been approached for a long time, Patrick Kluivert's name has become a trending topic on social media in Indonesia. The Dutch coach has just been inaugurated as the new captain of the Garuda squad. Apparently, the approach to the Dutch National Team and Barcelona legend has been made since the 2023 Asian Cup.
The Indonesian national team is confirmed to have a new captain. It is Patrick Kluivert, the man who was previously the coach of the Curacao national team, appointed by PSSI to replace Shin Tae-yong. Meanwhile, STY, who actually had a contract until 2027, was terminated by PSSI.
Patrick Kluivert's appointment is strongly suspected due to the Garuda squad's poor results in the 2024 AFF Cup yesterday. Where, Shin Tae-yong's team only finished in third place in the final standings of Group B. This achievement is even worse than the previous two editions where the Garuda squad always qualified for the semifinals.
Although PSSI denied this in its statement, many people argued that the contract termination was due to the results of the AFF Cup.
"Like this, all matches that are followed must have an evaluation. We look at the Indonesia-China match. It was thought to be too ambitious, but no, because we calculated the strategies or targets for the winning numbers, we had calculated that at that time," said PSSI General Chairman Erick Thohir.
"What if we lost to Saudi Arabia at that time, was there a press conference today? Well, there's no need to talk about it, the World Cup would have definitely failed because the points would have been gone," Erick continued.
However, as stated earlier, no one expected PSSI to find a replacement so quickly. In fact, in the near future, the Garuda squad will appear in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers against Bahrain, China, Australia and Japan. The sudden appointment of Patrick Kluivert in the middle of the tough match certainly raises questions. Is it true that Shin Tae-yong was suddenly fired and then took Patrick Kluivert too in a hurry?
It turns out that PSSI's approach to Kluivert himself has been done for a long time. PSSI had a meeting with Kluivert when the Garuda squad appeared in the 2023 Asian Cup in Qatar last year. At that time, PSSI General Chairman Erick Thohir had a meeting with the legend. This was conveyed by Kluivert to the Dutch media De Telegraaf.
"I was there [Qatar] with my manager Soufian Asafiati. During the Indonesia match, we had a chat with PSSI Chairman Erick Thohir and since then we have been in constant communication," Kluivert said.
“Not [discussing] the national team coach [of Indonesia], if that’s what you mean, because Indonesia already has a very good coach, Shin Tae Yong. The conversation was brief, as it often happens in tournaments like this, where the Chairman outlined Indonesia’s big plans,” Kluivert added.
"I was actually immediately enthusiastic, because the potential is very large. Indonesia is a country with almost 300 million people, many of whom love football. In addition, now there is the possibility of Europeans entering Indonesia," he concluded.
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