HANOI - The Indonesian national team lost, the reason Shin Tae Yong is not only 2, ah, whatever.
The Indonesian national team failed to advance to the final of the 2022 AFF Cup after losing 0-2 to Vietnam in the second leg of the semifinals at My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, Monday (9/1).
Two of The Golden Stars' goals were scored by Nguyen Tien Linh in the 3' and 47' minutes.
This defeat to Vietnam made Indonesian National Team Coach Shin Tae Yong fail to meet PSSI's target to become the champion of the 2022 AFF Cup.
Here are some reasons for Shin Tae Yong, which according to him is the cause of the Indonesian National Team losing.
1. Indonesian National Team Players Are Not Focused
Shin Tae Yong judged that his foster children were not focused from the first minute.
The Korean skipper judged that the Indonesian national team's back line lost focus so that the opponent could score quick goals at the beginning of the first and second half.
"I always say that all players should focus from the first minute to the last."
"The first goal (Vietnam) was very good and the goalkeeper was not prepared. The second goal I think the players lost concentration," Shin said on the Zing News page.
2. Disappointed in the First Leg Match Referee
Shin Tae-yong who showed Vietnamese player Doan Van Hau's hard tackles on his personal Instagram account @shintaeyong7777 on Sunday (8/1).
Shin Tae Yong wrote a sentence showing his disappointment to the referee who presided over the first leg of the 2022 AFF Cup semi-final, Indonesia vs Vietnam, which ended in a 0-0 draw.
"It must not be the effort of the players made during this time to sink because of the referee."
"Referees and players have to fairplay both and I hope that hopefully there will be no more incidents like this."
So is the sentence that Shin Tae Yong uploaded, in the Indonesian version.
The figure of Doan Van Hau received the spotlight because he was considered to have played hard several times both in the group phase and the first leg of the 2022 AFF Cup semi-finals at GBK Jakarta, but escaped the referee's card snare.
In the second leg of the 2022 AFF Cup semi-final against Indonesia at My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi, Monday (9/1), there were two moments when Doan Van Hau, who was in the left back position, and Indonesian right back Asnawi Mangkualam clashed.
One of them even resulted in several players, including coach Park Hang-seo himself, being provoked.
Doan Van Hau and Asnawi Mangkualam also received one yellow card each in the match which Vietnam won with a score of 2-0.
3. Bad Second Leg Field
Shin Tae Yong said that his team when playing in the second leg was not as good as during the first leg at the Gelora Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK) on Friday (6/1).
"Vietnam has adapted to its home, it is indeed very different compared to SUGBK," said Shin Tae Yong.
"So, overall, we haven't adapted to the field we're on. It is very different from GBK which is perfect and good," added the Korean coach.
Shin Tae Yong also apologized to the community, especially garuda squad fans", after failing to bring his foster children to qualify for the 2022 AFF Cup final.
"When we lost, there was no other word but sorry, we disappointed the fans in Indonesia," said Shin Tae Yong after his team lost 0-2 to Vietnam in the second leg of the 2022 AFF Cup semi-finals.
In the 2022 AFF Cup, the Indonesian National Team was the envy of many teams. Chartered aircraft facilities were given to Jordi Amat and friends during the away game.
Then, when playing in the cage, the hotel facilities provided are not just 4-star, but 5-star.
Unfortunately, in the midst of the lack of facilities and advantages provided by PSSI Ketum M Iriawan, the Garuda Squad was unable to retaliate.
In fact, during a press conference in the Philippines during the group A phase some time ago, Shin Tae Yong had mentioned that players must be able to return the favor with the facilities obtained. (between/sam/jpnn)
