TopSkor Indonesia (TSI) head coach Yunus Muchtar said he was not satisfied after his U-16 side lost the Singa Cup 2026 final, and named mentality and individual quality as the two areas to improve.

SKOR.id – TopSkor Indonesia (TSI) head coach Yunus Muchtar admitted he was not satisfied with his team’s result at Singa Cup 2026.

TopSkor Indonesia U-16 had to settle for runners-up after losing 0-1 to Thailand’s representatives, Kamphaengphet, in the Singa Cup 2026 final at Serangoon Stadium on Friday.

It should be noted that the final could not be completed to the final whistle. The weather, or force majeure, meant the match had to be stopped with nine minutes remaining.

Yunus Muchtar said the defeat was quite disappointing, especially because, in his view, TSI U-16 were controlling the match before conceding from an opposition counter-attack.

Of course, about the result in yesterday’s final, I have to say it was a disappointing result. Apart from the weather problems, during the match we were controlling the game, but unfortunately we lost concentration against the opponents’ counter-attack, which led to us conceding a goal.

Yunus Muchtar, TopSkor Indonesia head coach

Even so, the former Arseto player still praised the players’ efforts throughout the tournament.

He said all the players showed hard work and tried to give their best performance from the first match until they reached the final.

But of course I also appreciate the players’ hard work throughout the tournament. They fought to the maximum from start to finish and managed to reach the final.

Yunus Muchtar

Despite missing out on the title, Yunus has already noted several points for evaluation for the development of TSI U-16.

There are two main aspects he is focusing on: mental strength and the players’ individual quality.

He said both still need improving so the players can develop further.

For the evaluation of the TSI players, overall I see that we must strengthen the players’ mentality and individual ability.

Yunus Muchtar

Yunus Muchtar also urged the players not to dwell on their disappointment after missing out on the Singa Cup 2026 title.

He hoped all the players, who will return to their own football schools (SSB), keep training hard, especially because the 2027 Liga TopSkor season will soon begin again.

My message for the players after coming back from this Singa Cup is to keep training hard at their own football schools, because Liga TopSkor will start soon, so they can improve their performance and quality in matches.

Yunus Muchtar

Yunus also wants the result at Singa Cup 2026 to be a valuable experience for the TSI U-16 players to fix their weaknesses and prepare for the next competition.

Source: Skor.id

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