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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

 

SAD Success for Indonesia

Once in a while I've mumbled something on here about a bunch of kids in Uruguay. They're actually called SAD and they are Under 19 year olds taking part in one of Uruguay's lower divisions.
Finding information about them is difficult because this is Indonesia and no one seems to believe in PR here.
At a time when the FA is coming under increasing fire, and I can't be bothered to join that particular bandwagon because it is as much political as it is football and perhaps more so, the Englishman in me is looking for some positive titbits to toss the baying hoardes.
Indonesia had their first glimpse of the stars of tomorrow when they took part in an AFC Under 19 competition last season. After their first game, a 1-0 defeat to Singapore, the general perception from most seasoned locals was that they were crap and it was all a waste of money.
As ever I took the contrarian view. They played the opening 20 minutes with a verve and fluency you rarely see in local football. It was literally wave after wave of Indonesian pressure and Singapore did well to hold out against the onslaught.
They did and as so often happens after standing firm against the initial barrage they crawled their way back into the game and ended up nicking a goal.
But at this level performance is as important as the result and the lads from Montevideo turned in a good shift. Players like Alan Martha, despite a girl's name, Syamsir Alam and Abdul Rahman Lestaluhu had a bit about them.
It remains to be seen whether they will be allowed to continue in South America if the current FA leadership are removed. It remains to be seen whether any of the players even make the grade, a similar high profile apprenticeship saw the best of the best move to Sampdoria but none of that generation made an impact overseas, but it is a step in the right direction.


Comments:
make indonesian proud !!!!
 
lets hope some of them can make an impact on a wider stage bt i think they will have to look beyond indonesia
 
It's a good experiment for Indon football, being a win-win situation.

Even the Harimau Muda (sp) much scrutinized stint at Slovakian 2nd Division might not be as bad as it seems.

Ultimately it boils down to the ambitions of the players themselves.
Somehow I feel players from the region lack that ambition to creep out of the comfort zone.

Then again it is easier for me to type this and not having to make the choice

-fishoutofwaterspfc
 
Somehow I feel players from the region lack that ambition to creep out of the comfort zone.


ain t that the truth. family pressure often trumps the uncertainty of a football career
 
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