Coach Shin: 'Indonesia will play a good match against Vietnam'
*Vietnam - Indonesia: 8pm Saturday, August 26, on MetaSports.
"We have reached the final, but there are many injured players," Mr. Shin said at a press conference at Rayong Stadium this afternoon on August 25. "But we will adapt and do our best to win this tournament."
Shin's colleague on the other side of the front line, coach Hoang Anh Tuan believes that the Korean strategist is the key to Indonesia's success. Hearing this compliment, Mr. Shin said: "Thank you for that compliment. The players are the ones who perform on the pitch. I just 'draw' the big picture."
Coach Shin signed a contract with the Indonesian Football Federation from 2020. He not only holds the national team but also holds the youth teams of the land of thousands of islands, from U17, U20 to U23 and has never won Vietnam, has not won the title. any. In the last time the two football backgrounds met, Indonesia overcame Vietnam in the semi-finals of the 32nd SEA Games, but at that time they were led by coach Indra Sjafri.
Tomorrow's match is the first time Coach Shin will face a Vietnamese team that is not led by Coach Park Hang-seo. "I don't think it's a personal matter between coaches," said the Korean strategist. "I am only interested in Vietnam - a strong team. We will try to prepare well to play a good match with them."
In the group stage, Indonesia played less convincingly, losing to Malaysia 1-2 and winning the team under Timor Leste 1-0. Thanks to Vietnam defeating the Philippines, Shin's teachers and students were able to enter the semi-finals with the second position of the group with the best record. However, in the semi-finals, Indonesia was like a makeover. They played overwhelmingly and won 3-1 against host Thailand - the team won all three matches in the group stage, scored eight goals and did not concede. However, coach Shin was not completely satisfied with the students, when Indonesia made a mistake in defense leading to a goal in the corner situation.
"Indonesia has a few players with experience in the SEA Games, and many players don't even play in the domestic league," added coach Shin. "But we improve every game. If every game is perfect, then we are number one in the world. Game by game, the team is always improving to be better."
The final match between Vietnam and Indonesia will take place at 8pm on Saturday, August 26 at Rayong Stadium. This is an opportunity for coach Shin to have his first title with Indonesian football. "I very much hope the team has the title," he said. "But this is not the last step. I want the players to improve after the tournament."
