Netray Monitoring Regarding Shin Tae-yong's Dismissal: Support, Criticism, And Dynamics Of The Indonesian National Team On X

Shin Tae-yong and the Indonesian national team footballer greeted the fans after the FIFA Matchday match at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta, Monday (19/6/2023). (ANTARA/Galih Pradipta/rwa)

JAKARTA Football lovers received shocking news at the beginning of the year, regarding the dismissal of Shin Tae-yong as coach of the Indonesian National Team by the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI). The dismissal of the South Korean coach was carried out on Monday (6/1/2024), even though the contract was still valid until 2027.

PSSI chairman Erick Thohir said he had considered the dismissal of STY since the match against China in the third round of the Asian zone 2026 World Cup qualifiers on October 15, 2024. At that time, the Garuda Team, which was predicted to take home three points, lost 1-2 in the Bamboo Curtain country. This is an important moment for PSSI to evaluate STY's performance.

In addition, Erick Thohir also mentioned internal dynamics that are difficult to unravel, such as communication problems, unsuitable game strategies, to the presence of players competing abroad increasing the complexity of the situation.

Netray tried to catch the opinion of netizens in responding to the issue of STY's dismissal on social media X. with the keywords shin tae yong, shin taeyong, and STY there were 136.8 thousand uploads from 15.8 thousand users.

The discussion about STY actually surfaced before the official dismissal was officially announced. Netray monitors that there were 24.5 thousand uploads with keywords the day before Shin Tae-yong's dismissal.

It turned out that rumors proved true on January 6 until it made public talks peak, reaching 50 thousand uploads. Most netizens disagreed with the dismissal of the South Korean coach. The hashtag #STYSTAY heats up in cyberspace, with thousands of uploads flooding the timeline to defend Shin Tae-yong's position as national team coach.

Netizens competing to provide arguments, such as the @cahwonogiri1980 account which reminded that the dismissal of the coach when the national team's performance was slick was nothing new. He said Alfred Riedl and Luis Mila, two previous outstanding coaches, had a similar fate.

In addition, the hashtag #ThankSTY also echoed on social media. This hashtag is a forum for netizens to express their gratitude to Shin Tae-yong.

"With a total of 2,072 uploads, this hashtag is filled with appreciation for the coach's dedication," Netray reports.

One of the uploads that stole the show came from the @Lowkeysh16 account, which summarized the farewells of the national team players to STY. This post was able to go viral to invite 66 comments, 9,105 Likes, and 2,231 reposts.

In addition, netizens also expressed expressions of sadness. The word 'sad' seems to be the word that netizen X often uses on the popular word list. The @andihyyat account that this dismissal is more sad than all the Korean dramas he has watched.

Although many are saddened by the news of STY's dismissal, there are also those who agree with STY's dismissal, as revealed by the @JOINLampung account. According to him, STY was unable to bring the national team to achieve brilliant achievements.

As the chairman of PSSI, Erick Thohir received criticism from netizens. The words 'Erick' and 'Thohir' are quite prominent in the ranks of popular words. From the Manchester United fan account @utdfocusid, it seems that it has long seen dislike or discrepancy for Shin Tae-yong, ranging from the extension of the contract that was postponed for a long time to the giving of difficult targets, it even sounds very unreasonable.

Meanwhile, the most popular account falls to @idextratime, an account that often discusses the world of football. This account was able to achieve an impression of up to 425.7 thousand times.

The upload was in the form of expressions of sadness and the ranks of Shin Tae-yong's achievements which were able to bring the national team to a number of victories until they qualified for the big competition.

The dismissal of Shin Tae-yong STY as the coach of the Indonesian national team on January 6, 2025 shocked the public and sparked various reactions on social media. Netizens gave various responses ranging from feeling disappointed to expressing support for STY through the hashtag #STYSTAY.

But there are also those who feel sad about the dismissal, even calling it more emotional than Korean dramas. However, there are groups of netizens who agree with this dismissal, citing a lack of development in the national team's game patterns to dependence on naturalized players.