Indonesian Ryan Giggs: Indonesia's Oktovianus Maniani (right) battles for the ball against Philippine's goalkeeper Neil Etheridge center, and Emelio Caligdong, rear left, during the second leg of their AFF Suzuki Cup soccer semifinal matches at Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010. (AP/Dita Alangkara)
ESPN soccernet has selected Indonesian winger Oktovianus Maniani as an Asian soccer player that could play in Europe thanks to his entertaining dribbling ability, which looks similar to Manchester United star Ryan Giggs.
Okto burst onto the regional scene at the recent AFF Suzuki Cup, in which Indonesia made the final before being defeated by Malaysia, ESPN columnist John Duerden said Sunday.
"Oktavianus is certainly fun to watch as he hares down the left flank, and, at the tender age of 20, is only going to improve. If the “Indonesian Ryan Giggs” is to match up to the original, he needs to follow in his footsteps and find a consistent end product. Still very raw, but that just makes him all the more exciting," Duerden wrote on the ESPN website.
Other Asian talents on Duerden’s list include Deng Zhuoxiang of China and Koo Ja Cheol of South Korea.
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