Evan Dimas was born in 1995, once considered a hero of Indonesian football. He once had time to go to Spain to train. Compared to his peers, Evan Dimas has much more international experience. He has played for the Indonesian national team since 2014, under the late coach Alfred Riedl.
"We have not shown our full potential in the previous matches, but with the remaining 3 matches, I hope the Indonesian team can achieve positive results.
Each match gives you a choice and I will try my best to protect my pride. So we have to win these games," Evan Dimas said on the FIFA homepage on May 29.
Indonesia is at the bottom of Group G, after 5 consecutive losses. That result saw manager Simon McMenemy sacked. That has undermined the confidence of Dimas and his teammates. But at this time, Indonesia has a new coach: Shin Tae-yong, who led the Korean team at the 2018 World Cup.
At that time, the Korean team created a big shock when they beat defending champion Germany 2-0 in the group stage. This result did not help the Korean team advance, but it is a proud milestone for Mr. Shin Tae-yong in particular and Korean football in general.
Evan Dimas hopes that Indonesian football will continue to create heroes under Mr. Shin Tae-yong: "Coach Shin Tae-yong has brought Korea to great results, so it is an honor for him to coach. I will try my best in training and on the pitch under his guidance".
According to the schedule, Indonesia will face Thailand (3.6), Vietnam (7.6) and the UAE (11.6). As for Evan Dimas, in the match against the Vietnam team, he will be even more determined. This midfielder has a sad memory when he and the U22 Indonesia team lost to U22 Vietnam in the final of the men's football event at the 2019 SEA Games.
At that time, Evan Dimas was seriously injured and had to use a wheelchair after a collision with Doan Van Hau. He did not blame the Vietnamese players, but when they meet again, he will definitely be determined to win.
