Marvik: Indonesia's draw against Thailand increases our focus

The Dutch national team coach, Bert van Marwijk, confirmed the difficulty of facing "Al-Abyad" against Indonesia in the ninth round of the Group G matches of the double qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup, pointing out that the Indonesian team's tie against its Thai counterpart with two goals each increases the focus of the players. The Emirates national team to play the match with all seriousness and great focus.

Marvik said in a press conference that, "We respect the Indonesia team a lot, and we prepared well for it, and the team drew against Thailand, so we must play the match with full force."

He indicated that he did not achieve what he wanted with the national team, and said: "Since I returned to coach the team again, our focus has been on finding an identity for the team, and we are working with all our power and going on the right path, but we have not reached what we want and wish for."

As for Ali Mabkhout's failure to score goals in the last match against Thailand and his squandering of many easy opportunities, he said: "The only way to get Mabkhout out of a state of failure is not to talk to him about this matter."

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