The Indonesian U-23 national team failed to move to the quarter-finals after falling from the United Arab Emirates in the last 16 of the 2018 Asian Games on Friday (08/24/2018).
An observer from East Java, Aji Santoso hopes Luis Milla will be maintained. According to him if every failure had to change the coach, it would be a bad precedent.
"The current coach is already good. Even though he failed, it should not be replaced. Luis Milla is a coach who has the ability. His experience, capacity and credibility are undoubted," he said.
In his eyes, Luis Milla has a long-term program that is very good for Indonesian football. So that, if it is disconnected just because of this failure, and must change the coach again, the existing order will be messed up again, and start from zero again.
Especially from Aji's observation, U-23 national team performances with Luis Milla are pretty good and nice to watch. "Typical Spanish, the ball flows. He also knows the character and the advantages of individual players. This is good capital for the future," said Aji.
According to Aji, there is no guarantee if a change of coach is made, the U-23 national team's performance will be better than at present. He said, there were many cases in football when the coach was replaced, his team's performance weakened or there was no positive influence.
Aji also asks the public not to discredit the trainer when it fails. Moreover, the U-23 Indonesia national team's defeat from the UAE through a penalty shootout.