Dimas Drajad: In The First Three Days Of Training, I Was Surprised By Shin Tae-Yong's Coaching Style

Indonesian National Team striker, Dimas Drajad. (Photo: Instagram @pssi)

JAKARTA - 1973 Persikabo club striker Muhammad Dimas Drajad admitted that he was surprised by Shin Tae-Yong's coaching style in the Indonesian national team.

"I was surprised for the first two or three days. But after that I got used to it," said Dimas after training with the Garuda squad at the Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung, quoted from Antara, Wednesday, June 1.

Dimas himself is a debutant in the Indonesian national team trained by Shin Tae-Yong. Shin often surprises “new boys” in the national team with his high-intensity coaching method and focus on physical improvement.

Even so, the 25-year-old footballer is happy to be joining the Indonesian national team. He was also determined to score as many goals as possible if deployed in the match.

"I was called to this team to score goals. That's why I have to work hard in order to show my best performance," said Dimas.

Muhammad Dimas Drajad was one of 29 players called up by Shin Tae-Yong for the FIFA friendly against Bangladesh at the Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung, Wednesday 1 June, starting at 20.30 western Indonesia time.

In addition, Dimas is included in the Indonesian national team in preparation for the 2023 Asian Cup Qualification which will take place on 8-14 June 2022.

Regarding the match against Bangladesh, Dimas said that Shin Tae-Yong gave special instructions to the attackers, namely to be able to defend.

"Shin asked us to guard against dangerous players, especially in set-piece situations such as corner kicks. The attackers must defend themselves," he said.