Shin Tae-yong's Agency Uses Korean Artists Asking For Support To Stay In The Indonesian National Team

JAKARTA - The 2024 AFF Cup (ASEAN Championship) event which left a trail of failure for the Indonesian national team to qualify for the knockout phase after being defeated by the Philippines 0-1 in the last match of Group B, Saturday, December 21, 2024, further heated up Shin Tae-yong's seat.

Not a few campaigns have urged the South Korean coach to resign from his post as head coach of the Garuda Squad.

In that unfavorable position, Shin Tae-yong's agency used all means to keep the 54-year-old coach coach coaching the Indonesian national team.

One of them, invites Choi Hyun-suk, the lead singer of the Treasure group, who is under YG Entertainment to support Shin Tae-yong.

Armed with Choi Hyun-suk's status, which has 91 thousand followers, and has many fans in Indonesia, it is confirmed that Shin Tae-yong's agency wants to continue to build a positive image of the coach.

This method also reduces pressure due to the way many parties are considered to be no longer effective and productive for the Indonesian national team.

Moreover, the existence of YG Entertainment as a South Korean multinational entertainment agency that contracts well-known artists, such as Eun Ji-won, 2NE1, Akdong Musician, Winner, and Blackpink.

In the latest post on Instagram @choihyunsuk.id, the rapper and dancer said they openly asked to support Shin Tae-yong.

"For the Teume (temen) in Indonesia, please support coach Shin Tae-yong a lot. I will also pray for Indonesian football athletes who are under coach Shin Tae-yong training," he said.

What Shin Tae-yong's agency did was nothing new. Repeatedly, when the coach was in a desperate position and was criticized for failing to mix tactics and strategies, the buzzers who were coached by the agency immediately took action.

🦔 : buat teume yang ada di indonesia🦔 : tolong dukung coach shin taeyong banyak-banyak🦔 : aku juga bakalan berdoa buat atlet sepakbola indonesia yang dibawah pelatihan coach shin taeyong

uwwooooo 🔥✨ menyalaaa timnassss pic.twitter.com/NT4RNqp96F

— 맘석이 👽🛸 (@hamadasatara) December 22, 2024

: for the theme in Indonesia : please support the coachshin taeyong a lot : I will also pray for Indonesian football athletes who are under coachshin taeyong training

uwwoo lagiaa timnaassss pic.twitter.com/NT4RNqp96F

Shin Tae-yong's agency utilizes the "Korean ideal" in Indonesian society, especially national football lovers, to continue to support the tactician.

Shin Tae-yong's cela has begun to be seen. The system applied to Indonesian national team players who played a lot in European leagues combined with top domestic league players has started to be ineffective.

In addition, he was inconsistent in compiling the starting eleven of the Indonesian national team. In fact, the target is the same.

Most recently, in a media conference after the Indonesia vs Filpine match at the Manahan Stadium, Solo, Shin Tae-yong stated that if he brought a senior player aka a full team to the 2024 AFF Cup, the winning result would definitely be achieved.

The statement clearly raises big questions about the quality of Shin Tae-yong. He looks plin-plantous.

In fact, he has the absolute authority to choose a young player who according to him is best used as a coating alias the next generation of the Indonesian national team.

The initial intention was to bring the youth team to the 2024 AFF Cup to build a team that was prepared for the following tournament, such as the 2025 SEA Games, which was ruled out.

Shin Tae-yong seems to be fully dependent on senior players who do have technical quality.

That is, in other words, the quality of Shin Tae-yong to build a tough team is doubtful.

During the 2024 AFF Cup, the Indonesian national team has never won playing at home. The Garuda squad was only able to draw 3-3 against Laos and lost 0-1 to the Philippines.

The record clearly tarnished the record for meeting the Indonesian national team, especially dealing with the Philippines. Azkals for the first time since 1958 won at home to the Garuda Squad.

After the failure in the 2024 AFF Cup, Indonesia's ranking in FIFA has now dropped again.

In fact, if it is pulled further back. The Indonesian national team never succeeded under Shin Tae-yong's tutelage in the AFF Cup.

Sudah tiga kali Shin Tae-yong menukangi Timnas Indonesia di turnamen sepak bola Tenggara tersebut, hasilnya terus menurun.

The Indonesian national team became runners-up in the 2020 edition, then the semifinals in 2022, and in 2024 it was stuck in the group phase.

For that reason, it is time for PSSI to conduct a total evaluation of Shin Tae-yong. If the captain is no longer special and only relies on agency propaganda to garner support through social media in order to get sympathy from Indonesian football lovers without achievements, then this is the time for the Indonesian national team to have a new coach.