00:00Ya, we're always looking at the future and the now, the future being the Hyundai Cup.
00:09Ya, we set a target before the game to score four goals and keep a clean sheet.
00:15We knew we were going to rotate the squad.
00:20We wanted to give a lot of opportunity to the players that had participated in training.
00:25I thought they handled the game really professionally. I think that's what's important.
00:32It's the first time we've been together, only a few training sessions, but we're really proud of the players tonight.
00:40To keep a clean sheet, that's about discipline and to score from a set piece is important.
00:45We put some work into that and some goals in Transisi, which internationally, I think that's one of the most
00:53important areas of the game.
00:56So I was happy with Elements tonight, but it's a start. I think we have a long way to go.
01:04And we've got a tough match against Bulgaria coming.
01:06We managed to rotate quite a lot of players, so looking forward to a FIFA Series Final on Monday.
01:16Ya, I think firstly, that was my first experience of playing at home in Indonesia.
01:22The players had told me about the atmosphere, the intensity of the fans.
01:29It was amazing, really amazing. I've been in many stadiums throughout North America and Europe, but this place is special,
01:38really special.
01:39And I just hope the fans can make it on Monday. We really need them Monday night.
01:45I think that's going to be the X factor for that game.
01:49Yeah, we're always looking at the future and the now.
01:56The future being the Hyundai Cup.
01:59You know, given local players like Beckham, Doni 3, those players, it was important for them to get minutes tonight.
02:07Risky Riro wearing the captain's armband.
02:11Leading the clean sheet at the end of the night was really important.
02:15And as I said, the other part of this is to assess the European players.
02:21I won't get to see them as much in the summer.
02:24So I wanted to make sure, again, that as many of the European lads get a chance to show themselves
02:32in this window.
02:34I've got big decisions to make coming for the 2027 AFC tournament.
02:40That's what everything's building towards, these matches.
02:43I've got to assess, you know, who can handle the pressure of playing at home.
02:49I think that's important.
02:51And can the young players like Doni 3 handle that pressure?
02:54And I think he showed tonight that he can.
02:57But again, I think it's a special mention to Beckham, scoring those two goals.
03:01We worked on that diagonal run and, you know, he committed to it.
03:06So it showed tactical discipline and it worked for him.
03:10But again, special mention to Ola Romney.
03:13You know, his creative play tonight was solid.
03:18And I really enjoyed watching him playing more as a 10.
03:21It was exciting.
03:22So a lot of good things.
03:27You know, I think it was a disciplined, professional performance.
03:30And to be able to take Jay, you know, Kevin, Calvin out early in the game, you know, that tells
03:39you how disciplined I think the performance was.
03:41So we should have some gas in the tank for Bulgaria, which is what we needed.
03:46Because that's going to be a really tough challenge.
03:49The last time I played St. Kitts and we had players from Bayern Munich, we only beat them 1-0.
03:56It was a really tough match in St. Kitts and Nevis.
04:00So you know that you cannot give them an inch.
04:04If that team are able to sneak a goal, they become a really difficult opponent.
04:10So I think the discipline to weather that early storm was really important tonight.
04:16We knew that they would come out firing.
04:19And if we could just make sure we were disciplined, professional, in that first 15, 20 minutes, we knew our
04:27chances would come.
04:28So what helped, I think, what I found really solid in the performance was professionalism of the players.
04:39I think they were clear.
04:41They set a goal.
04:43They set a goal, score four goals and keep a clean sheet.
04:47And to do both was really important.
04:49It's easy to fall into a trap of trying to score more when a team aren't attacking in the defending.
04:59And you can open up and get caught in transition.
05:02But tonight, the discipline was there.
05:04I was really impressed.
05:05And Martin Payes, he only had one moment.
05:09And he had to come up big for us in that one moment.
05:13It was called offside.
05:14But again, just shows the discipline with our team.
05:18So if we can maintain that, I think that's a good starting point.
05:22It's building on what I've seen of Indonesia in the past, that discipline.
05:26But I hope you've seen some of the creativity that we're trying to bring into this style of play.
05:35I think it's, I come from Newcastle.
05:38It's a passionate football city.
05:40And yeah, I mean, the passion has to be there.
05:45But it's clear, you know, there's a tactical framework that, you know, I have high expectations of the players.
05:53And when you bring a team together for a short period of time, it's constant, constant reminders.
05:59In this early phase, this early phase, the coach has to be more involved.
06:03Over time, as we get used to each other, the tactics, the strategy, our style of play, our identity, the
06:11players take more ownership.
06:13So this is just a process.
06:15And you mentioned World Cup qualification.
06:17I mean, that's the mission.
06:18Our purpose is we have 280 million reasons why we get up every day to do what we do.
06:26These guys are very clear that we want to be the first group of men to qualify this country.
06:33and be that special group and have that moment with every child, grandparent, mother, father in this country.
06:43That's what we work for.
06:46So every day, the fans, they can never doubt that we're working towards that one goal.
06:53Everything we do is about that.
06:56And it's small steps.
06:58Today was a small step.
06:59We're setting a mentality.
07:01When we commit our mind to 4-0, clean sheet, we get things done.
07:08When that group commits their mind to get it done, we get it done.
07:12It wasn't 3-0, it wasn't 2-0.
07:14We committed.
07:16And that's a big part of what this journey's got to be.
07:21So I hope the fans can stay with us because there will be ups and downs, ups and downs.
07:28I learnt that with Canada over a five-year period.
07:31It's never a straight line.
07:33You have to suffer.
07:36You have to enjoy together.
07:37But I guarantee you, in four years' time, we'll be there.
07:43We will qualify this team.
07:44The atmosphere here is unique.
07:48Very unique.
07:51The national anthem is so powerful.
07:54You can feel the connection immediately.
07:58And then what happened at the end of the game, I've never seen that in my football career.
08:03to connect with your fans that way.
08:05It's very special.
08:07And you have to connect.
08:10Our goal is to connect the country from every island across the thousands of metres that we need to.
08:21And we'll give you everything.
08:24I'll tell you that.
08:26We will give these fans everything.
08:27And, you know, we just hope the fans, in our toughest times, they give us everything as well.
08:34Because there will be tough times.
08:37But coming back to the composition of the players, I mean, we're players missing.
08:42So the preparation is very different.
08:44So it's hard to apply what you would need to improve against the specificity of Bulgaria.
08:51They're so different.
08:53But I mentioned it.
08:54It's the tactical cohesion.
08:56I thought the team, they did well for periods.
09:01But we, I felt in the first 15 minutes, we got too excited.
09:06So people were doing their own thing for periods.
09:09If we do that against Bulgaria, we'll be dead in the first 10 minutes.
09:14They'll kill us.
09:16So the players, they'll know.
09:18We have to commit to the tactical blueprint against a team like Bulgaria from the first minute.
09:24We can't wait 10, 15 minutes to gel and connect.
09:31Okay, finish. Thank you, everyone.
09:33Thank you.
09:33Thank you.
09:34Thank you.
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