Oh my god, this happened to Shin Tae-yong, Indonesia's coach, who was shocked and dismissed for five years, ended in vain
Jan 06, 2025
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The Indonesian Football Association announced its sudden farewell to head coach Shin Tae-yong on its official website on the 6th (Korea time). The Indonesian Football Association said "We have terminated our contract with coach Shin Tae-yong, who is in charge of the Indonesian national team and the U-23 team."
The Indonesian Football Association said "This decision was based on the results of the Indonesian Football Association and the national team's long-term consideration and evaluation of the team's performance and the long-term goals that the Indonesian national team will achieve. Thank you to everyone who contributed to the development of the Indonesian national soccer team. I wish the future of coach Shin Tae-yong," he added.
It is a shocking decision. Coach Shin Tae-yong, who came down from the position of the head coach of the Korean national soccer team in December 2019, showed an amazing move by joining hands with the Indonesian Football Association. This is because Shin Tae-yong could have gone to a better head coach position with his ability.
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Indonesia was not considered a favorite at all before the tournament, but began to produce an unusual event with coach Shin Tae-yong. Indonesia made an unusual move in the group stage, surpassing Vietnam led by coach Park Hang-seo at the time and ranking first in the group. Indonesia, led by head coach Shin Tae-yong, reached the semifinals, overwhelmed Singapore and reached the final with no loss.
The final opponent was Thailand, which beat coach Park Hang-seo's Vietnam. Although Shin Tae-yong Magic did not lead to overpowering the strongest country in Southeast Asia, it was a competition that proved that Shin Tae-yong's Indonesia had sufficient potential for development.
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After the Asian Cup, coach Shin Tae-yong and Indonesia are now starting to look at advancing to the World Cup. Through the policy of actively naturalizing Indonesian dual citizenship players, the power has been raised steeply.
Coach Shin Tae-yong also showed a lot of efforts to find and develop promising Indonesian players. The result was the U-23 Asian Cup in April. Head coach Shin Tae-yong also directed an extraordinary event that eliminated South Korea, which was led by head coach Hwang Sun-hong. Indonesia's rise was scary, although it did not bring them to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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However, it was expected that the ticket to the World Cup would be a thorny road. This is because Indonesia's third qualifying round for the World Cup came out difficult. Indonesia was evaluated as the lowest in the group as it met with Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and China.
However, Indonesia under coach Shin Tae-yong has definitely become stronger. It drew against Saudi Arabia and Australia, which are far ahead in objective power, marking the beginning of a major catastrophe. After a draw with Bahrain, they faced a crisis with consecutive losses to China and Japan, but they were able to rise to third place in the group by catching Saudi Arabia 2-0 at home. It was also possible to reach the second place in the group and bring a ticket to the World Cup.
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Head coach Shin Tae-yong has no choice but to feel unfair. Even before the Mitsubishi Cup, head coach Shin Tae-yong prepared by announcing that he would look at the tournament as an opportunity to foster young players. He failed to advance to the semifinals by focusing on young players. With this result, the Indonesian Football Association made an unconvincing decision to send Shin Tae-yong out.
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Currently, Indonesia is reportedly preparing to appoint a European coach.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
