"Shin Taeyong OUT" disappeared...Victory over Saudi Arabia → Inney's sudden change, "There was no director like this."
"Shin Taeyong OUT" disappeared...Victory over Saudi Arabia → Inney's sudden change, "There was no director like this."
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Indonesia coach Shin Tae-yong immediately reversed the criticism raised against him with his victory over Saudi Arabia.
Jackson Thiago (56), who served as Indonesia's professional team coach in 2013, praised Shin Tae-yong on YouTube's "Hel Mai Yahya" released on the 21st, saying, "Coach Shin Tae-yong succeeded in raising Indonesian soccer to a higher level than before."
Thiago said, "I think what he did was special. He has elevated the level of Indonesian soccer. I have never seen a coach who has made the Indonesian national team this level."
"As I always say, we don't talk about Southeast Asia anymore. We're not the best, but the Southeast Asian level doesn't matter anymore because Shin's vision is to reach a higher level," he stressed.
The Indonesian national soccer team, led by head coach Shin Tae-yong, is in the midst of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North Korea and China. While other Southeast Asian countries are playing friendly matches during the period, Indonesia is playing its official match alone.
It is the first time in Indonesia's history that a team qualifies for a World Cup. When Shin Tae-yong took office, Indonesia had handed over hegemony in Southeast Asia to Vietnam and Thailand. However, under Shin Tae-yong's leadership, Indonesia has risen to the rank of Southeast Asian powerhouses and is also on par with Asian powerhouses.
Her achievements so far are significant. She advanced to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup finals for the first time in 15 years, and eventually achieved a great achievement to advance to the tournament. It was her first time to advance to the U-23 Asian Cup finals this year. She advanced to the semifinals for the first time at the U-23 Asian Cup, which she just finished in April, and expanded her influence to the world through intercontinental playoffs for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The third qualifying round, which had a booming dream of advancing to the World Cup finals, was not easy. It was not easy to accumulate points because they were in the same group as Asian soccer powers such as Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Australia. They lost to Japan on the 15th, and they had three draws and two losses.
After the match against Japan, Erik Tohir, head of the Indonesian Football Association, said in a meeting with reporters, "Shin Tae-yong's position may be safe until the end of the contract, but the evaluation of the results against Japan still needs to be made." He then stressed, "Not only coach Shin should be evaluated." 먹튀검증
When the president of the Korea Football Association tried to verify Shin Tae-yong's team, local media also participated in the shake-up. Indonesian media "Inilla" tried to create an atmosphere of re-evaluation, asking, "Should coach Shin Tae-yong be safe even after losing to Japan?"
Indonesian soccer fans are also helping. Indonesian soccer fans are posting "Shin Tae-yong is out" with hashtags related to soccer on social networking sites. Radar Citubondo said, "Public opinion is spreading on social networking sites that call for the dismissal of Shin Tae-yong. The national team has strengthened due to the naturalization policy, but its performance is not good enough."
However, the team scored a come-from-behind victory over Saudi Arabia 2-0 in the sixth Group C match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup held at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta. It was a precious victory and a huge event that shook the world. With Japan (16 points) dominating the top spot, Australia ranks second with seven points, but Indonesia ranks third with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and China tied with six points overall in goal difference and multiple points.
Indonesia can continue its hope in that it can dream of going straight to the finals to the second place and going to North Korea, China, and the U.S. and even the fourth place can aim for tickets through the playoffs.
It was a tactical victory. Indonesia faced off against Saudi Arabia with a 3-5-2 formation, instead of a 3-4-3 formation that they operated in the match against Japan. "Saudi Arabia was very capable of pressing, so we changed the format from 3-4-3 to 3-5. The three midfielders played great roles and they were perfect," Shin said.
Thiago said, "Coach Shin Tae-yong has brought hope that Indonesian soccer can compete with other countries. I think it's very positive for him to be in Indonesia."