Jakarta –
Indonesian National Team Manager Sumardji answered the news that the Indonesian National Team dressing room was not harmonious. Rumors emerged that there was a dispute between the players.
This news appeared on social media after the Indonesian National Team was defeated by Saudi Arabia in the first match of Round 4 of the 2026 World Cup Qualification. One of the causes of the defeat was said to be due to internal problems.
“So it’s like this, when talking about the dressing room, it’s actually like this. Every time we lose in the dressing room, there’s definitely a difficult situation,” said Indonesian National Team Manager Sumardji to reporters.
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“Yes, once again, every time we experience defeat, it is definitely a difficult situation,” he added.
One of the alleged causes of the dispute is the sarcasm from Justin Hubner on social media. He implied that he was more worthy of playing than other players.
When Indonesia played Saudi Arabia, Hubner only served as a bench warmer. In that match, Indonesian National Team Coach Patrick Kluivert preferred a two-back scheme with Jay Idzes and Kevin Diks.
Meanwhile, the three defender scheme is actually the standard one filled with Jay, Hubner and Rizky Ridho. As a result, Indonesia finally lost, which made Kluivert’s choice of players/scheme a blunder.
Meanwhile, Justin Hubner finally disappeared from the Player List (DSP) in the second match between Indonesia and Iraq. He is believed to have been punished for causing a disturbance.
“He (Hubner) felt that his national spirit, his patriot, was called to him. Why did we lose to Saudi? That’s the first thing,” said Sumardji.
“Secondly, from the mistake, why should it be conveyed to the public? It should be conveyed internally. And I have spoken to Justin, Justin has also uploaded the apology,” he said.
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(mro/aff)
