Suara.com – Bali United coach Stefano ‘Teco’ Cugurra gave his two players Nadeo Argawinata and Ilija Spasojevic a day off after they both defended the Indonesian national team.
It is known that the two players played for the Indonesian national team in the 2022 AFF Cup and stopped in the semifinals after losing to Vietnam 0-2 on aggregate.
Seeing the mental condition of the two players, which may be down due to the failure to bring the Indonesian national team to qualify for the finals, Teco gave additional time to rest before returning to practice with the team.
Head coach of Bali United, Teco. (HO/Baliutd.com)
“We have to give them time off because they take long TCs and get on a plane here and there, they must be quite tired and they haven’t seen their wives and children for a long time,” said Teco, quoted from the official Liga Indonesia website, Thursday.
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“I think, I have to have a few days off to meet my family first so I can focus on the team,” he continued.
According to the Brazilian coach, the aspect of mental condition must get the attention of the coaching team because he doesn’t want failure in the national team to affect the performance of both of them in the upcoming League 1 round.
Teco hopes that the time off given by the coaching team can give time to recover the physical and psychological conditions of Nadeo and Spasojevic.
“We’ll see the condition of those who are definitely stressed because they don’t meet the target. When they come to Indonesia, they will be sad, so we will also give them time to return to training again,” said Teco.
The nearest Bali United will play their first match in the second round of the Indonesian League 1 in Week 18 against Persija Jakarta at Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi, Sunday (15/1).
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Currently Bali United is trying to maintain their position at the top of the Indonesian League 1 standings after being in second place with 33 points from 17 matches. (Between)
