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"It's my wish that our players make it to the World Cup."
Head coach Shin Tae-yong said his final greetings to Indonesian fans and participants.
Coach Shin announced his official position on social media for the first time five days after the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) announced the sudden replacement of the national team head coach on the 6th.
Coach Shin's Indonesian national team formed a young team with an average age of 20.5 years with U-22 players in consultation with the association at the AFF Mitsubishi Cup last month. Ahead of the North Korea-China World Cup, the team wanted to thicken the squad through the young players' practical experience and preemptively prepare for SEA games at the end of 2025. However, young players were eliminated from the group qualifying round with 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses, and immediately after the tournament, the Indonesian Football Association replaced head coach Shin Tae-yong on the 6th. In just 51 hours, he announced the appointment of Dutch coach Patric Clawibert. Indonesia's soccer fandom was turned upside down by the sudden change of coach, which was made in order like a pre-written script. Since taking office in December 2019, coach Shin has led a new history in each competition by adding tactical diversity to the physical strength and basics of the Indonesian national team. He was the runner-up at the Mitsubishi Cup, advanced to the AFC finals tournament, and advanced to the semifinals at the U-23 Asian Cup, advancing to the third round of the FIFA World Cup Asian qualifying round for the first time, beating Saudi Arabia in the group stage and ranking third among six teams in Group C after Japan and Australia. Korean fans were also stunned by the all-time replacement of the 'back of the head' in a situation where they could go all the way to the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup finals. In July last year, it was only five months after renewing the contract until 2027, after the North Korea-China World Cup. Some Indonesian fans made their protest clear on social media with hashtags such as #STYSTAY (Shin Tae-yong Stay) #ClawebertOut'.
Director Shin, who had been silent, expressed his official position on his social network service (SNS) on the night of the 11th, five days after the notice of his dismissal. "Salam hormat dan hangat, saya Shin Tae Yong (warm and respectful greetings). I'm Shin Taeyong).' is the last greeting in Indonesian. Then, in Korean "First of all, I would like to thank Eric Tohir, the president of the association, for being a great help to our Indonesian national team until now. If it weren't for the chairman, I would never have achieved the current achievement. And I would like to thank the PSSI Association as well. Thank you so much for always helping and supporting us"I thanked PSSI and Chairman Tohir, who have been accompanying me for four years since my first appointment in December 2019. He then said goodbye to the coaching staff, support staff and players. "Thank you to our coaches as well." There were many difficult and difficult situations, but I am well aware that he always played with the players for good results with his will and strength." "Thank you so much to the national team players as well. He must advance to the 2026 World Cup. It's my wish that our players make it to the World Cup stage," he said, cheering for the first World Cup in Indonesian history and the 2026 North-China World Cup finals. The last message was directed at the Indonesian people who were enthusiastic about the `Sinta-yong Magic.' "Lastly, I would like to express my deep gratitude to the Indonesian people for loving and supporting me. I will remember your warm heart and support forever"
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
