Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Competition in the right-wing sector Indonesian National Team it will still be fierce though Asnawi Mangkualam not included in the squad against Japan and Saudi Arabia in the third round of 2026 World Cup Qualification.
Asnawi is not included in the list of 27 Indonesian national team players. The Port FC player was left out by coach Shin Tae Yong because he suffered an injury.
Without Asnawi, the fight for the core position in the right wing sector will still be fierce. This is because names such as Sandy Walsh, Eliano Reijnders and Yakob Sayuri are still entrenched.
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If you refer to recent STY player choices, Sandy is the favorite to fill the right wing post in a 3-4-3 formation. The KV Mechelen player is slowly but surely showing his quality in this position.
This is also what ultimately makes Asnawi often sit on the bench. Sandy can show the calm and aggressiveness that STY wants.
However, this fact does not mean that Sandy will automatically become a core player. Eliano and Yakob have a peek at being able to start the two matches against Japan and Saudi Arabia.
Jacob has the opportunity. The Malut United player was often trusted to play as a starter by STY and responded with good performances.
Speed is an advantage that Yakob has. This former PSM Makassar player also has a very good fighting spirit.
Meanwhile, Eliano has only appeared in one match against Bahrain. In the match which ended in a 2-2 draw, Eliano’s performance was not very outstanding.
However, this could be due to the lack of training time and the adaptation period with new colleagues in the Indonesian National Team. With a better adaptation period, Eliano will heat up the competition with Sandy and Yakob to occupy the right wing position of the Indonesian National Team.
(jal/jal)
