'Crazy' China and Inni actually have a heated war of nerves ahead of the 'fourth place final'..."Pretty on the outside vs arrogant Ivankovic"
'Crazy' China and Inni actually have a heated war of nerves ahead of the 'fourth place final'..."Pretty on the outside vs arrogant Ivankovic"
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China and Indonesia are in fact engaged in a heated war of nerves ahead of the "fourth place final."
China and Indonesia will play the ninth Group C match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia on the 5th (Korea time).온라인바카라
It is an important match for both teams. China aims to enter the top four and advance to the fourth preliminary round. The same applies to Indonesia. Winning against China can effectively confirm China's fourth place.
In the first face-off in China, China won 2-1. Indonesia's performance was much better, but China's decision-making power using physicality shone more.
However, this time it will be a home match in Indonesia. While there are certain changes with coach Patrick Kluivert coming after coach Shin Tae-yong stepped down, the situation is not light at all as they are using a large number of naturalized players. If China loses at the match against Indonesia, it will be eliminated unless there is a miracle.
Against this backdrop, the war of nerves between the two countries is remarkable. "I am a coach who always expects to win," Chinese coach Branko Ivankovic said after arriving in Jakarta. "It would be the same if we play against Brazil as well as Indonesia. If I don't think I can win, why would I be a coach?" he said confidently.
Indonesia reacted furiously to the move. "Coach Ivankovic stressed that he will definitely beat Indonesia after arriving in Jakarta," CNN Indonesia said. "This is an important match for both China and Indonesia."
"We are concerned about China's victory, but Indonesia is not comfortable either. Their psychological burden also appears to be quite high," Sohu said. "After arriving in Jakarta, Ivankovic appeared to be engaged in a psychological war with local media. It was not a strange interview, but Indonesian media reported it as an arrogant statement and interpreted it as a psychological war."
"Indonesia is composed of a large number of naturalized players and looks glamorous on the outside, but it has fatal drawbacks. It is lack of teamwork. They lack tactical teamwork as they just joined the team," No. 1 Sports said. "Coach Ivankovic is aiming to win by using set piece as his key offensive route."
"Even in the recent games, Indonesian naturalized players had organizational problems. We have players with strong capability to play such as Zhang Guangtai and Zhang Linfeng. And Jakarta's hot and humid environment will increase the physical exhaustion of naturalized players. If we maintain our defensive organization well, we will have a good chance to counterattack," he added.
As such, China and Indonesia are engaged in a war of nerves ahead of a very important game. There was no provocation, but they knew the importance of this game. Eventually, it will be a day for someone to laugh and cry. China and Indonesia are facing the most important of the 10 matches in the third qualifying round.