PELATIH timnas Italia,Marcello Lippi, sangat senang berhasil mengantongi tiga poin atas Georgia. Meski begitu, dia tak sungkan mengakui timnya saat itu tengah dinaungi keberuntungan.
Italia memang butuh dua gol bunuh diri kapten Georgia, Kakha Kaladze untuk bisa menang 2-0, (5/9). Menurut Lippi dua gol berbau keberuntungan itu cukup adil melihat banyaknya peluang yang diciptakan timnya.
"Kami tak bisa berbuat banyak di babak pertama, atpi di babak ke dua kami lebih baik hingga mendapat dua keberuntungan," ucap Lippi. "Kami terus menerus mengancam gawang mereka. Meski mereka mengawali laga dengan baik, tapi kami mampu mengendalikannya."
Menyikapi dua gol Kaladze, Lippi mengaku hal itu sangat. Apalagi dua gol itu tak lepas dari tekanan gencar yang dilakukan timnya sepanjang babak ke dua.
"Kami tetaplah yang menciptakan gol. Ketika kita menciptakan ancaman ke kubu lawan dan membuat mereka melakukan kesalahan, itu tetap gol dari kami," pungkasnya.
Kini sang juara bertahan masih menduduki puncak klasemen Grup 7 kualifikasi Piala Dunia 2010 zona Eropa, dengan 17 poin dari tujuh laga. Mereka berjarak satu angka dari Irlandia yang memainkan satu laga lenbih banyak.
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Indonesia wary of novice Democrats' protectionist slant
There will be no dramatic changes in Japan's foreign policy toward Indonesia and other ASEAN countries after the historic victory of the opposition, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), in Sunday's elections, analysts said Monday.
But they also said the DPJ's socialist roots and political need to take populist actions had inevitably raised apprehension as to whether the country's newly elected government would be capable of avoiding protectionism that would affect its trade relations with other countries.
"Relations between Indonesia and Japan have been very strong. After all, there are many Japanese companies already operating in the region. Japan will benefit more from a free-trade agreement," Syamsul Hadi, a lecturer in interna-tional relations at the University of Indonesia, told The Jakarta Post on Monday.
Indonesia and Japan celebrated a golden jubilee in diplomatic ties last year with the visit of Japanese Prince Fumihito Akishino to Jakarta, followed by the implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), under which the two nations agreed to remove tariff barriers to boost bilateral trade.
The Indonesian government said Monday it welcomed Sunday's democratic and peaceful electoral process in Japan.
Indonesia respects the choice of the Japanese people and congratulated opposition leader Yukio Hatoyama and his party for winning the election, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Teuku Faizasyah said.
Japan is an important partner for Indonesia, he said, adding that Jakarta was determined to develop bilateral relations with Tokyo.
Dewi Fortuna Anwar of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) said it was difficult to foresee any possible fundamental change in Tokyo's approach to the United States, China and the ASEAN bloc, but there was an indication the crisis-hit Japan would prioritize improving its domestic industry to revive its economy.
"What matters is the way the government deals with the economic downturn," she said.
"Japan is our major investor and a major market for our exports. Are they going to shift their investment destinations? Are they going to be more closed?"
Japan remains the biggest investor in Indonesia, although Japanese investors' interests have gradually declined in the past few years mainly because of China's economic growth and Indonesia's unconducive investment climate.
The global downturn has also affected bilateral trade, which plunged by 43 percent in the first five months of this year.
Hatoyama, who is set to replace disgraced Liberal Democratic Party's leader Taro Aso, has criticized the LDP's market-friendly reforms, which he said worsened the social and income gaps and have been blamed for sinking Japan deeper into recession.
Hadi said it was likely Japan would focus its foreign policy on bolstering relations with China, South Korea and Russia, while trying to become more independent in its dealings with the United States.
"There are people who were formerly members of the socialist party inside the DPJ. I assume that Japan's liberal platform in its political economy will fade slightly," he said.
On the brighter side, Dewi said, Japan under Hatoyama could do more in boosting the political-security sector in the region, by paying more attention to democracy and human rights issues, something the LDP had apparently considered not worth fighting for, for decades.
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But they also said the DPJ's socialist roots and political need to take populist actions had inevitably raised apprehension as to whether the country's newly elected government would be capable of avoiding protectionism that would affect its trade relations with other countries.
"Relations between Indonesia and Japan have been very strong. After all, there are many Japanese companies already operating in the region. Japan will benefit more from a free-trade agreement," Syamsul Hadi, a lecturer in interna-tional relations at the University of Indonesia, told The Jakarta Post on Monday.
Indonesia and Japan celebrated a golden jubilee in diplomatic ties last year with the visit of Japanese Prince Fumihito Akishino to Jakarta, followed by the implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), under which the two nations agreed to remove tariff barriers to boost bilateral trade.
The Indonesian government said Monday it welcomed Sunday's democratic and peaceful electoral process in Japan.
Indonesia respects the choice of the Japanese people and congratulated opposition leader Yukio Hatoyama and his party for winning the election, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Teuku Faizasyah said.
Japan is an important partner for Indonesia, he said, adding that Jakarta was determined to develop bilateral relations with Tokyo.
Dewi Fortuna Anwar of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) said it was difficult to foresee any possible fundamental change in Tokyo's approach to the United States, China and the ASEAN bloc, but there was an indication the crisis-hit Japan would prioritize improving its domestic industry to revive its economy.
"What matters is the way the government deals with the economic downturn," she said.
"Japan is our major investor and a major market for our exports. Are they going to shift their investment destinations? Are they going to be more closed?"
Japan remains the biggest investor in Indonesia, although Japanese investors' interests have gradually declined in the past few years mainly because of China's economic growth and Indonesia's unconducive investment climate.
The global downturn has also affected bilateral trade, which plunged by 43 percent in the first five months of this year.
Hatoyama, who is set to replace disgraced Liberal Democratic Party's leader Taro Aso, has criticized the LDP's market-friendly reforms, which he said worsened the social and income gaps and have been blamed for sinking Japan deeper into recession.
Hadi said it was likely Japan would focus its foreign policy on bolstering relations with China, South Korea and Russia, while trying to become more independent in its dealings with the United States.
"There are people who were formerly members of the socialist party inside the DPJ. I assume that Japan's liberal platform in its political economy will fade slightly," he said.
On the brighter side, Dewi said, Japan under Hatoyama could do more in boosting the political-security sector in the region, by paying more attention to democracy and human rights issues, something the LDP had apparently considered not worth fighting for, for decades.
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