Erick Thohir's Viral Statement About Football Not Being a Game for Two People, Netizens Consider it a Jab at Marselino

"Marselino Accused of Being Selfish by Netizens, Statement by Erick Thohir Becomes the Spotlight"

Erick Thohir's Viral Statement About Football Not Being a Game for Two People, Netizens Consider it a Jab at Marselino

"Dream - Indonesian National Football Team (Timnas) midfielder U-23 Marselino Ferdinan became the target of netizens after the match against Iraq in the third-place playoff of the 2024 Asian U-23 Cup. Marselino was accused of being the reason for Garuda Muda's defeat against Iraq with a score of 1-2."

The player who was previously a star for scoring many goals against the opponent's goal, this time received accusations for the 19-year-old player's selfish attitude while playing. Marselino is considered to have forgotten the game as a team.

"Indonesia Vs Iraq"

The following translation is provided while preserving the HTML tags: "The match result, which was won by Iraq, forces the team led by Shin Tae-yong to surrender the ticket to the Paris 2024 Olympics through the Asian zone to Iraq. However, Ernando Ari and his colleagues still have the opportunity to redeem themselves for the Paris 2024 Olympics."

To grab tickets for the biggest sports party, the Indonesian National Team must defeat the African representative, Guinea, in the Confederation play-off. Both countries have the same status, ranked fourth in their respective regional tournaments.

The following 'Bahasa' text translated to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "The duel between Guinea and Indonesia is planned to take place at the headquarters of the French National Team, INF Clairefontaine, on May 9th. Despite suffering a defeat, the Chairman of PSSI, Erick Thohir, still appreciates the struggle of the Indonesian National Team in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup."

In the National Team's dressing room, Erick gives motivation to the players to stay spirited in the match against Guinea. Not only that, the former owner of Inter Milan club reminds Garuda Muda to not act selfishly during the game.

"Let's fall together and rise together. Football is not a game for two people, it's a game for 11 people! There is still one chance, you must play again as a team. Every moment must be utilized. Still want to play?! Let's fight back, come on!"

The text translates to: "Erick Thohir's words were quoted from a video on his Instagram account @erickthohir, Friday, May 3, 2024."

He asserted that the struggle of the Indonesian U-23 National Team to reach this point was not easy. Erick reminded the players not to give up in facing the next match. "Have you exhausted all your efforts, and are you giving up in just one more game? Don't, you will regret it for the rest of your life, come on!", he said.

Erick's statement, which offended soccer as not being a two-person game, received various responses from netizens. Some online citizens considered Erick to be subtly mocking Marselino. However, there were also many netizens who showed support and encouragement.

"Marcelino is so selfish! Losing Rizky Ridho is deeply felt, salute to Nathan 👏 young Garuda spirit 🇮🇩🇩🇪🧡," wrote the account @arxyad911. "There are those who blame Marcelino even though he is the soul of the senior national team's game as well as the age group... who are the midfield players who are on par with Marcelino?," wrote the account @heryluqman931. "Football is not just about 2 people but there are 11 players? Who is being sarcastic? wkwkwk," wrote the account @fadhillahrifqi_. "Listen, play as a team, not as individuals, because it is true that teamwork is what creates victory!" wrote the account @rzandry.

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