Shin Tae-yong Praises The Indonesian National Team After Defeating Myanmar: Performance Is Better Than Imagined

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team coach, Shin Tae-yong, praised the appearance of his team who successfully won over Myanmar. According to him, the appearance of the Garuda Squad in that match was more than expected.

The Indonesian and Myanmar national teams met in the inaugural match of Group B of the 2024 AFF Cup. In the match which was held at the Thuwanna Stadium, Yangon, on Monday, December 9, 2024, the Indonesian national team won slightly with a score of 1-0.

Although not many points were created in this match, Shin Tae-yong said he was satisfied with the performance of his team which was dominated by young players. Moreover, if it attracts the moment of preparation, the team he considers inadequate.

"We don't have enough time to prepare ourselves and no adequate test matches before this tournament starts."

"So, in my opinion, the performance of the players is actually better than I expected," said Shin Tae-yong after the match was quoted on Tuesday, December 10, 2024.

Furthermore, the South Korean coach also highlighted the tough challenges of going through the inaugural match in a tournament.

"The first match is always difficult. However, as I mentioned yesterday, this team is mostly inhabited by U-23 players, young players. The existing senior players also show their maximum efforts," he said.

Seeing how the team struggled and the final result was, Shin Tae-yong also did not forget to thank all the players for the hard work shown throughout the match.

"I want to thank all the players in this team for their hard work and hard work on the field," said Shin Tae-yong.

This result gives the first three points for the Indonesian national team in Group B of the 2024 AFF Cup. However, Indonesia had to settle for being in second place because it lost on goal difference to Vietnam.

Separately, Vietnam won a convincing victory with a score of 4-1 over Laos.