Status foreign legion was not a guarantee of entry into the Indonesian national team.
Status foreign legion was not a guarantee of entry into the Indonesian national team. This is seen from dicoretnya all foreign players who join the first selection of Indonesia U-23 national team.
Andrea Bitar, James Zaidan Saragih, and Arthur Irawan, all dropped by coach Alfred Riedl. This means that French Bitar and Saragih of the United States will void naturalized. While Arthur as a genuine citizen who played in
the English club, Lytham Town, also failed to fulfill his ambitions into the national team."They are too young and did not go to (national team). Players naturalization in my opinion should be better than the original players of Indonesia," said assistant coach Wolfgang Pikal in a short message in the interpreter news, Sunday, January 9, 2011.
"For all the local players from the new first selection decision will be taken January 17, 2011."
Selection of the first phase was held from 7-9 January 2011. While the second and third round selection was held on January 11 to 13 and 15-17 January 2011. Selection of the first and second priority for the Pre Olympics in 2012. While the final selection to complement skaud SEA Games in 2011.