O Jordi Amat, Shin Tae-yong Hopes Many From You

JAKARTA - Indonesian national team coach Shin Tae-yong hopes that Jordi Amat can lead the team to win over Vietnam in the 2022 AFF Cup semifinals.

Vietnam and Indonesia meet in the first leg of the last four of the 2022 AFF Cup at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Friday, January 6 tomorrow. Jordi Amat's position is almost certain to be irreplaceable.

"Jordi (Amat) is very good. Moreover, the experience of big matches is quite a lot," said Shin Tae Yong in a press conference ahead of the match on Thursday, January 5.

During the group stage, the 30-year-old was recorded as starting twice, each in the first match against Cambodia and the third match against Thailand.

Meanwhile, in the Brunei and Philippine matches he was placed on the bench and did not play. During his appearance, Jordi counted playing such an important role.

The player who plays as a centre-back is noted to make a good distribution of the ball with an accuracy rate of more than 90 percent. Therefore, he is expected to be able to return to influence the team.

"Tomorrow, of course, Jordi will lead the team well and will bring the team so that Indonesia can win," said the 52-year-old South Korean coach.

Indonesia has met Vietnam 10 times in the AFF Cup. In detail, Garuda won three times, lost once, and drew six times.

Meanwhile, Shin Tae-yong himself has not won a single victory over Vietnam since managing the Indonesian national team. three matches met The Golden Star, Shin was recorded to have lost twice and played series once.

Shin's two defeats occurred in the World Cup Qualifiers and the 2021 SEA Games. The only 0-0 draw was obtained when he met in the group phase of the 2020 AFF Cup.