Coach drops leading strikers

Coach drops leading strikers

JAKARTA: Indonesia coach Ivan Kolev sprung a major surprise by
dropping leading strikers Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto and Ilham
Jayakusuma from his training team on Thursday.

The Bulgarian trainer, however, insisted that the duo were not
ruled out for the Tiger Cup tournament being co-hosted by
Indonesia.

"They are out for the time being but they could be back when
the time is right," said Kolev on the Asean Football Federation
website.

The other players axed were Warsidi and Nova Arianto, leaving
24 players training for the event which will be held in Singapore
and Jakarta in December.

Kolev is looking at the likes of Bambang Pamungkas, Jainal
Ichwan, Gendut Doni, Budi Sudarsono and Zaenal Arief to lead his
strikeforce.--Reuters