Shin Tae-yong, who made new history in Indonesian soccer, "Next scenario? Quarterfinal clash with Korea!"
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Coach Shin Tae-yong talking with team officials
Indonesian coach Shin Tae-yong speaks with team officials after the final match of Group D of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup held at the Assumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar on the 24th (local time) between Japan and Indonesia. I am leaving the stadium and talking to you.
"What's my next scenario? It's a great match against Korea in the quarterfinals!"
Coach Shin Tae-yong, who advanced Indonesia to the round of 16 of the Asian Cup for the first time in history, is preparing for his second miracle.
Indonesia took the 'last train' to the round of 16 at the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup.
In this competition, 24 teams are divided into 6 groups and play in the group stage, and the 1st, 2nd, and 4 teams with the best 3rd place in each group advance to the round of 16.
Indonesia's fate, which confirmed its third place in Group D on the 24th (local time), was to depend on the results of the Group F match between Oman and Kyrgyzstan on the 25th.
Indonesia could only advance to the round of 16 if this game ended in a draw, and that became reality.
Coach Shin said in an interview with Yonhap News on the 26th, "I watched the game with great eagerness. Kyrgyzstan and Oman are in the same group in the North and Central America World Cup qualifiers, and Kyrgyzstan won 1-0 in a meeting not long ago (last November). “I thought Kyrgyzstan would not lose easily. I thought there was a possibility of a draw with odds of 5 to 5.”
Director Shin Tae-yong greeting fans
In the 35th minute of the second half, Kyrgyzstan scored an equalizer to make it 1-1, and the game ended like that.Coach Shin was very anxious until the final whistle sounded after 1-1 days.
Director Shin sighed heavily, saying, “Honestly, I think I was more stressed than when I coached in Korea. It was really hard.”
Coach Shin has produced many unexpected results, including the victory over Germany at the 2018 World Cup in Russia.This is why modifiers such as ‘Unjang’ and ‘Nannom’ are added in front of his name.
This time too, the seemingly slim possibility of passing through the eye of a needle was eventually made a reality.
However, it is Coach Shin who has done the difficult work of raising the 'skills' of the Indonesian national team to a level where good luck can be expected.
He confessed that it was difficult to improve the national team's strength due to the low level of the Indonesian league.
Coach Shin said, “If you look at the data from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the Indonesian league is ranked 6th in Southeast Asia and 23rd in all of Asia,” adding, “It was disappointing that the national team was inherently unable to grow quickly because the league itself was weak. "he said. 섯다