Garuda is ready to face Pre-Olympic

Indonesian national team for the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 was officially disbanded. Most of the players have returned to their respective regions and clubs, they already left the Sultan Hotel on Friday (31/12). Only Markus Harris Maulana (GK) who choose staying until January 2, 2011. to celebrate a delayed honeymoon at the same time to celebrate the turn of the year.

Markus Harris Maulana, who was married to presenter/soap star Kiki Amelia last month, it can be said to have not had any time to celebrate their togetherness id depth with his wife because it is still undergoing training and then take part in the tournament AFF Suzuki Cup 2010.

Head Coach, Alfred Riedl also had already go back to his apartment in Senayan area, while the assistant coach Wolfgang Pikal had return to Bali on Friday (31/12).

Alfred said so far is very satisfied with the performance of his assistants, namely Wolfgang Pikal, Widodo Cahyono Putro, and goalkeeper coach Eddy Harto. Riedl and his assistant is preparing to handle the national team for qualifying for the 2012 Olympics Game, where Garuda will play the first time in middle of February in GBK Main Stadium, Senayan.

The Pre-Olympic national team debut exercises that material under the 23-year-old players will be held on January 7, 2011 next in the national team field of Garuda, Senayan. The players are expected to enter the Sultan Hotel on January 5, 2011. From the senior national team that participated in AFF Suzuki Cup 2010, there were five players who will become the backbone of the Young Garuda to qualified the Pre-Olympics Game. They are the goalkeeper Kurnia Meiga, Irfan Bachdim, Yongki Ariwibowo, Oktovianus Maniani, and Johan Juhansyah.

The national-prepared training is both part of to qualify Pre-Olympics Game and to face SEA Games 2011, in Jakarta and Palembang. Alfred Riedl has drafted a training program as well as trials for the SEA Games team. Another program that has to be trained is the ASEAN U-23 tournament that also to be held in June in Jakarta.

“We are designing a number of international tournaments in Jakarta, which will involve both the SEA Games team and the senior national team”, said Secretary General of PSSI, Nugraha Besoes.

source:
http://www.pssi-football.com/id/view_news_111082.php?id=3068

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