Shin Tae-yong Called Offended By Haruna's Statement, PSSI Chairman: We Relax And Laugh

PSSI Chairman Mochamad Iriawan (Ulfa Gusti/VOI)

JAKARTA - PSSI General Chair, Mochamad Iriawan, denied the statement that said the national team coach, Shin Tae-yong was offended by the statement by Exco Member Haruna Soemitro during an evaluation meeting held last Thursday, January 13.

Iriawan emphasized that the meeting which was held with Shin Tae-yong and other PSSI ranks took place in a relaxed manner.

"I think he (Shin Tae-yong) is not so (offended) huh. Normal discussion. We eat, we chat, laugh. Be safe", said Iriawan in his statement.

Furthermore, the chairman of PSSI also confirmed that there would be a follow-up evaluation meeting with Shin Tae Yong. Because the meeting at the evaluation meeting as well as preparations with Shin Tae-yong had not yet been completed.

"We will wait for the meeting because the agenda is quite dense. It could be later in Malang when there is a Deputy General Chair (Iwan Budianto). What is clear is that the meeting has not been completed", said Iriawan.

"Because we want the preparations for the AFF U-23 Cup yesterday that have not been completed so that later it will be quite clear. This meeting will take a long time, it could be five hours. Yesterday was only two hours, not enough, it is not finished", continued Iriawan.

Apart from the objection from the PSSI General Chair about Shin Tae-yong being offended, it started with Haruna's statement in an interview.

On that occasion, he claimed Shin Tae-yong was offended by his remarks in the evaluation meeting.

The former Madura United boss said the South Korean coach was offended after being deemed not to have had fantastic results after the Indonesian national team only came home as runners-up in the 2020 AFF Cup.