News from the Indonesian National Team and AFF Cup 2018 – Charis Yulianto's Chronicle: It's Not Too Late To Repair

Regarding the performance of the Indonesian national team in the AFF Cup 2018, the game is still far from expectations. That is to say, the organization of the game is lost and very distant after Luis Milla does not train anymore.

Not to mention the pros and cons of the appointment of the Milky Way as a coach. If I see that PSSI insists too much on Bima, his hopes for the quality of the game may not be very different from those of Milla. The reason is that Bima has been with Milla for a long time and that her knowledge has certainly been acquired by Bima. I strongly support Bima Sakti to be a coach, because it is a state mandate that must be accepted, but in terms of experience, she is always inferior to the coaches of the participating teams of the AFF Cup.

Then, what factors influence the failure of the national team? In my opinion, the preparation time and inconsistency in our league schedule and the program of the national team. This is to say that the interests of the club and the national team are not synchronized. Players often do not focus because there is a dilemma in determining priorities between the club and the national team. Both are of equal importance and this incident often happens every year.

On the luck of four teams qualified for the semifinals, I see that these four teams (Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines) have the same chances to become champions. But I still see that Thailand is still the best in AFF Cup this year.

For the national team in the future, regardless of the coach, you also need to think about early career coaching. We must also learn from Milla concern at an early age because the national team must have a philosophy or an understanding of how to play in accordance with the character of the player it has. This must also be developed in all regions of Indonesia. This is not easy All need process and the will of all elements.

Nothing is too late, including the continued updating of our competition system, which remains inconsistent.