Verdonk Optimistis Timnas Indonesia Taklukkan Bahrain

SEAToday.com, Jakarta - Bek timnas Indonesia Calvin Verdonk optimistis timnya bisa menang menghadapi Bahrain dalam lanjutan Kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2026 putaran ketiga zona asia, Selasa (25/3/2025) besok di Gelora Bung Karno.
“Mari berharap untuk hasil yang lebih baik terhadap Bahrain,” katanya usai latihan di Stadion Madya, seperti dikutip situs resmi PSSI.
Timnas Indonesia baru saja dihajar Australia 1-5 pada Kamis (20/3/2025) di Sydney. Akibatnya, posisi Verdonk dkk. di tabel klasemen grup C turun ke peringkat ke-4 dengan enam poin.
Hal tersebut membuat Tim Garuda berpotensi gagal melangkah ke fase selanjutnya dan lolos ke putaran final Piala Dunia 2026.
Verdonk menilai timnas Indonesia sebetulnya bermain baik melawan Australia.
"Saya pikir kami memulai dengan baik di Australia. Kami memiliki kontrol total dalam pertandingan. Karena kami membuat kesalahan sendiri, mereka menang," kata Verdonk.
Ia menambahkan, di laga melawan Bahrain timnas Indonesia harus memanfaatkan bola mati dengan maksimal.
"Kami harus lebih baik dalam set-piece. Hal ini juga berkaitan dengan attitude yang kami tunjukkan dalam set-piece. Jika kami bisa menang duel dalam set-piece, musuh kita tidak bisa menang. Jadi kami harus lebih baik dalam set-piece," tambah pemain asal NEC Nijmegen tersebut.
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