Coach Keisuke Honda accused Indonesia of playing bad
Coach Keisuke Honda shared on Twitter that he received two calls to the hotel phone early in the morning. "It was 4 a.m.," he said. "Before I could answer, the other end of the line hung up."
The Japanese football legend alluded to the host Indonesia intentionally disturbing before the match. Besides, he is concerned that Cambodian players are similarly harassed. "I will tell the players some countermeasures," said Honda coach.
According to the former AC Milan player, such incidents often happen before important matches.
Cambodia started the AFF Cup 2022 with a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Philippines in the first match. Meanwhile, the confrontation on the afternoon of December 23 is the opening match of Indonesia. The team of thousands of islands hopes to conquer the crown this year. In addition to the higher quality of the squad, Indonesia also has a fulcrum of "fire pan" Gelora Bung Karno with a capacity of about 80,000 spectators.
"The match against Indonesia is very important, and contains difficulties and stress," coach Honda assessed. "We will prepare well for this clash." In fact, after 17 previous confrontations, Indonesia won 16 and the remaining match had a draw. At the AFF Cup 2021, Indonesia defeated Cambodia 4-2.
The AFF Cup 2022 is the third consecutive time Honda has worked with the Cambodian team. In the 2018 season, he led directly, for the next two seasons, he held the role of CEO and coach, but the team's official head coach was Ryu Hirose - also a Japanese with the role of representative appearing in front of the press. the media.
Before the tournament, Honda once criticized Cambodia's schedule as a burden, and it was unreasonable to play every three days.
Honda was born in 1986, attended three World Cups from 2010 to 2018, led the national team to win the 2011 Asian Cup. Honda also resonated when playing prominently in Europe in the colors of CSKA Moscow (Russia) and AC Milan (Russia). Italia). He is also known as a player who loves to travel through many football backgrounds around the world. In 2018, he decided to stick with Cambodia for a long time to help develop football here.
