KOMPAS.com – PSSI Contra with Shin Tae-yong”>Shin Tae-yong‘s assistant, Nova Arianto, is still economical when he is asked about Panathinaikos goalkeeper Cyrus Margono.
The 20-year-old goalkeeper is now being talked about after throwing the code that he will soon join the Indonesian national team.
The code was conveyed by Cyrus Margono after visiting the Indonesian Embassy in Athens, Greece, on January 28, 2022.
Quoted from the Instagram account of the Indonesian Embassy in Athens, Cyrus Margono met with the Indonesian Ambassador to Greece, Bebeb Djundjunan, during the meeting.
The upload from the Indonesian Embassy in Athens was later reposted by Cyrus Margono with the statement:
“Soon #KitaGaruda,” wrote Cyrus Margono.
Cyrus Margono’s description was also accompanied by the Indonesian flag.
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That statement made the public assume Cyrus Margono would soon join the Indonesian national team.
Because #KitaGaruda is a hashtag that PSSI always uses in every upload related to the Indonesian national team.
Cyrus Margono is a player born in New York, United States.
However, Cyrus Margono is rumored to have Indonesian blood from his father.
Quoted from the Transfermarkt website, Cyrus Margono is listed as having dual citizenship, namely the United States and Indonesia.
If you want to defend the Indonesian national team, Cyrus Margono of course must choose Indonesia as his home country, just like Elkan Baggott did.
Regarding Cyrus Margono, Shin Tae-yong’s assistant, Yoo Jae-hoon, briefly gave information via his personal Instagram account.
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Yoo Jae-hoon admitted that he had tried to contact Cyrus Margono. However, Yoo Jae-hoon said Cyrus Margono had not yet responded.
Responding to the code from Cyrus Margono, Nova Arianto still cannot provide much information.
Nova Arianto chose to speak sparingly out of respect for Shin Tae-yong and also Yoo Jae-hoon.
“I can’t comment yet,” said Nova Arianto to BolaSport.com, Tuesday (1/2/2022).
“Let coach Shin Tae-yong be the one to answer that,” said Nova Arianto.
“This is the goal of the goalkeeping coach. You can also ask coach Yoo Jae-hoon,” the former Persib Bandung player added.
Since appointing Shin Tae-yong to be the coach of the Indonesian national team, PSSI has been aggressively looking for players of Indonesian descent
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Currently, PSSI is in the process of transferring the citizenships of four players, namely Sandy Walsh, Jordi Amat, Mees Hilgers, and Ragnar Oratmangoen.
The four names were players who were directly recommended by Shin Tae-yong.
Of the four names above, Sandy Walsh and Jordi Amat are the two players who have submitted documents to PSSI.
Meanwhile, Mees Hilgers and Ragnar Oratmangoen are targeted to submit documents to PSSI this February.
The four players are targeted to become Indonesian citizens and defend the Indonesian national team in the 2023 Asian Cup Qualification next June. (Mochamad Hary Prasetya)
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