Shin Tae-yong, Who Stopped in the Round of 16

Asian Cup Shin Tae-yong, Who Stopped in the Round of 16, Said, "Playing Against Korea in the Quarterfinals was still a Dream"

“A match against Korea in the Asian Cup quarterfinals was still a dream.”

Although the team was eliminated by losing by 4 points, Indonesian national soccer team coach Shin Tae-yong finished the challenge with a smile.

The Indonesian national soccer team, led by Coach Shin, lost 0-4 to Australia in the round of 16 of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup held at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar on the 28th.

Indonesia did not back down at all against Australia, which was far ahead in power. 카지노사이트위키

They put strong pressure from the front and harassed Australia so that they could not build up comfortably.

If we had not had the misfortune of conceding the first goal through an own goal in the 12th minute of the first half, the game might have turned out differently.

At the post-match press conference, an Australian reporter expressed that the Australian defense was in a 'panic' due to Indonesia's persistent pressure and asked why they chose to play offensive soccer rather than focusing on defense.

Coach Shin said, "Soccer is played to win, I don't think it is played to score fewer goals and draw," adding, "I thought about how to beat Australia, and even though our players are young, I thought we would have a chance if we put pressure up front.

“I did,” he replied.

He continued, "However, because our players were young and lacked experience, we were lacking in the final finish.

If our experience improves, we will be on par with Australia in terms of game content and final score."

Coach Shin Tae-yong also said, “I am proud that we played the best today out of the four games we played in this tournament.

If it had not been an early own goal, we could have been more confident and played a better game.

“It is a disappointing loss,” he said.

The winner of this game will meet the winner of the Korea-Saudi Arabia game in the quarterfinals.

After confirming advancement to the round of 16, coach Shin said in an interview, “We are looking forward to a great match against Korea in the quarterfinals.

“This is my next scenario,” he said, expressing his anticipation.

However, Australia, ranked 25th in the FIFA rankings, was too high a wall.

Indonesia's FIFA ranking is 146th.

Coach Shin laughed and said, “I guess it was a dream to play against Korea.”

He continued, "As our players' experience accumulates, I think that one day (in a competition like this) facing Korea will become a reality," and added, "If another opportunity arises next time, I hope to make the match happen."

Director Shin’s challenge is not over.

In the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asia 2nd qualifying round, Indonesia is ranked 4th in Group F (1 point, 1 draw, 1 loss).

Coach Shin said, "The players believed in what I said and followed me well, and the Indonesian Football Association also believed in me and supported me.

It has been a difficult journey so far (in the second qualifying round).

The next goal is to pass the second qualifying round." He said emphatically.