Netizens Storm Erick Thohir's Social Media to Ask About News of Shin Tae-yong's Dismissal

JAKARTA - Netizens have flooded the Instagram account of Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) Chairman Erick Thohir (@erickthohir) to question the news of the dismissal of the Indonesian National Team coach, Shin Tae-yong (STY).

The news of Shin Tae-yong's dismissal has been widely discussed after one of the members of the PSSI Exco, Khairul Anwar, posted a farewell message to Shin Tae-yong on his Instagram account.

"Thank you STY for your togetherness so far. We remain a part of the history of the transformation of Indonesian football," wrote Khairul Anwar.

Until now, there has been no official confirmation from PSSI regarding the news of Shin Tae-yong's dismissal. As a result, Indonesian football-loving netizens have flooded the comments column on one of Erick Thohir's posts to seek clarification.

"What about STY, Sir? Why are there unpleasant rumors?" wrote the account @robertangeliz.

The issue of Shin Tae-yong's dismissal began to emerge after the Indonesian National Team failed to perform in the 2024 AFF Cup. However, the Indonesian National Team did not appear with its best squad and instead stopped in the group phase with a young squad.

"Sir, is it true that STY is out? If it's true, then the AFF is just a trap for STY, even though PSSI has no target," said the account @faqihnichol.

In line with that, netizen @muhammadrizkysyahriramadhan expressed, "Early year joke: STY was fired because of the AFF lol."