United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia
The UAE will host the Indonesian national team in the second week of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. This time they acted as the host for Thursday (10/10) match at Al Maktoum Stadium. The host does not want to underestimate Garuda despite appearing saggy in the first two matches.
Yes, Indonesia is the only Group G participant who hasn’t reaped numbers until today. The reason, two successive defeats, respectively 2-3 and 0-3 against Malaysia and Thailand. Therefore, they also inhabit the basis of the standings.
In contrast to the UAE who managed to complete his first fight with a 1-2 victory against Malaysia. In addition to reaching three points, the victory also made them more confident because they managed to excel at home to the enemy.
Despite this success, midfielder Ahmed Barma stressed that his team-mates would not underestimate the Indonesian national team.
“This qualification round is still at an early stage and it is too early who will lead the standings, or who will be the caretaker. Because we all want to penetrate the finals (the main round of the World Cup), “he said as quoted from the official website of the UAE FA.
Meanwhile, the Indonesian national team coach, Simon McMenemy, reportedly changed the composition of the players ahead of the match tomorrow.
“We replaced Novri Setiawan with Gavin Kwan. He will be with us in Dubai today from Jakarta, “he said on the official PSSI website.
Novri Setiawan was forced to rest because of an injury. Furthermore, Gavin will fly to the UAE to join Evan Dimas et al who have been there since Thursday (3/10) yesterday. This policy was taken so that players can adapt to the weather in the country.
As is known, the UAE is the only Group G participant from West Asia, in contrast to Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam, all of which are in the Southeast Asian region. The Iihi tactic is expected to be able to make the national team perform more optimally although it will require a miracle to simply steal the draw.
Our Prediction: Over 2.5