Injuries and attrition! Indonesia is so aggressive that it is difficult to hide its fatal flaws

Reporter Chen Bing reports In order to prepare for the life-and-death match against the national football team at home in June, Indonesian team coach Kluivert announced the 32-man training squad as early as May 18. Against the national team, naturalised goalkeeper Pais and homegrown winger Ferdinand were suspended, and naturalised defenders Dicks and Dean James were injured, but all four were called up in the squad. However, just two days after the announcement of the Indonesian team's squad, the main central defender and naturalized player Shirges suffered a hamstring injury and missed the Eredivisie Europa League qualification play-off on May 23, and it is still unclear whether he will be able to catch up with the national football team.

In order to prepare as well as possible for the national football match, on May 21, the Indonesian coaching staff led by Kluivert raided the training center in Bali. Starting on May 25, the Indonesian team will train in Bali. After a one-week training camp, the Indonesian team will return to Jakarta to prepare for the do-or-die match against the national football team at home on June 5. The seven-day training camp was crucial for Kluivert and he didn't want any new injuries.

As many as 19 naturalized players are in the Indonesian team's huge 32-man training squad, tying the record for the number of naturalized players in a single phase of the Indonesian national team's squad. The previous record was in the squad for March this year, but the first list was only 16 naturalised players, with goalkeeper Odero (Palermo, Serie B), defenders Dean Dix (Eagles Ahead, Eredivisie) and Perupesi (Lommel, B) only qualified before the game. In fact, the number of naturalized players in the Indonesian squad could have broken a record, but League One Blackpool defender Bagot did not expect to return to the national team after a year and a half, and he refused the call of the Indonesian Football Association while he was on vacation in Bali.

As can be seen from the squad, Kluivert has called up almost all the naturalized players that can be requisitioned. However, the absence of winger Olamangunn for Den Den in the second division due to a virus infection has left Kluivert very sad. Olamangunn was naturalised in March last year, scoring one goal and providing two assists in the round of 18. He scored the equaliser for Indonesia at Bahrain and provided the assist for the deadlock-breaking goal at home and away against Saudi Arabia to secure a valuable four points. He missed his first game against Australia in March due to a virus infection and was substituted after playing 74 minutes in the second game against Bahrain. His absence this time was a big blow to the Indonesian team's attack.

In addition, the other three injured players of the Indonesian team are concentrated in the defensive line. The newly injured Sirges made his debut in October last year, providing an assist for Olamangunn in his opening game against Bahrain. Shilges, who started the second national team, was substituted at half-time due to injury, and was absent from the squad due to injury in November last year. In March away to Australia, he started 60 minutes and was substituted again due to injury. Dix was naturalised in November and played just 11 minutes on his Indonesian debut before being substituted due to injury and missing the second game against Bahrain. He started both on the right against Australia and Bahrain in March and set up Indonesia's only goal against Australia. Dean James played the full game on the left flank against Australia in March, but struggled and was replaced by Ferdonk in the second game against Bahrain.

Kluivert's Indonesian team plays an attacking formation of 343 at home, demanding a lot from the wingbacks. However, the injuries this time are the two left and right wing-backs James and Dicks who played in March, which will have a big impact on the team's wide attack and defense. Although Ferdonk can be on the left, the attacking trident Olamangun, who beat Bahrain at home, is absent due to illness, Ferdinand is suspended for accumulating yellow cards, and only Romemeni is left to replace Stryk as a central striker. Olamangu and Ferdinand were crucial to Indonesia's attack, with a brace from Ferdinand and an assist in a 2-0 home win over Saudi Arabia last November. In a 1-0 win over Bahrain in March this year, it was Ferdinand who assisted Romemeni for a goal. In Indonesia's only two wins in the round of 18, the pair were involved in all three goals. Without these two key players on the offensive end, the Indonesian team's forward trident is bound to reorganize, and the attacking power may be greatly affected.

In addition to injuries, the form of some of the naturalised main players at the club has also given Kluivert a headache. The main goalkeeper Pais is suspended, and Palermo goalkeeper Odero, who completed naturalization in March, is bound to start. After being loaned by Como to Palermo in Serie B in February this year, Odeiro has gradually played the main team and is in decent form. But after all, I only practiced with my new teammates for less than half a month in March, and the tacit understanding was doubtful. Injured in the defence, Hilges, Dicks, captain Ezes and Junior Reinders on the right are all the main players of the club, and naturalized defender Habner has only played in the Premier League reserve league, starting 12 consecutive games since the new year, and his game form is still good, but he has not played in the last month.

Defence veteran Amat hasn't played for nearly two months. In addition, left-back Dean James has only played 50 minutes in two months since he was injured in early April. Zhou Ya'an has not played since the end of August last year, and Patiama has been without a ball for nearly three months in the second division of Oben, and has just been terminated by Oben. Walsh on the right has played just two games for Yokohama Mariners since April and was not even in the squad for the league last Sunday.

Midfielders Haye in the Eredivisie, Jenna in the Eredivisie and Perupesi, who joined Lommel in the winter window, are all the main players of the club and can ensure the form of players in the midfield defence. However, Stryker, who plays for the Australian Super League and plays for the main offensive end, has only played three minutes in the Australian Super League in four months. Romeni, who joined Championship Oxford United at the beginning of the year, has made 14 appearances and six starts, but has played just 102 minutes in five games since mid-April.

It was precisely because of the impact of injuries on the offensive end and the form of the players' clubs that Kluivert re-recruited the 35-year-old veteran Lilipali, who had been naturalized in 2013 for the first time in two years. This season, he has scored six goals and provided six assists in 28 games in the Indonesian Super League. He was out of action for two months and only returned from injury at the beginning of May, and was called up to the national team after only two substitute games, which shows that the Indonesian team is currently in a situation where there is no one to use on the wing. In addition, Kluivert was forced to recruit four homegrown players in the front line. Apart from Romeni and Lilipali, Kluivert may have to rely on homegrown goalscorers. Indonesia's 12 goals and seven assists for Indonesia's super-home Golden Boot Vickeri and 10 goals and six assists Jacob Sayuri have both previously come off the bench in the round of 18, but their performances are still uncertain when it comes to qualifying.