PSSI Doubt About Duties In The National Team, Shin Tae-Yong: Although Tired, Indonesian Football Must Still Be Improved

The coach of the Indonesian national team, Shin Tae-Yong. (Doc. PSSI)

JAKARTA - PSSI has decided that Shin Tae-Yong will continue to lead the senior-level Indonesian national team. That was after the South Korean coach managed to bring the Garuda Squad to qualify for the 2023 Asian Cup.

Before the 2023 Asian Cup qualification took place, PSSI raised a discourse to focus Shin Tae-Yong on handling the U-20 Indonesia national team which will appear in the upcoming 2023 World Cup.

Meanwhile, the senior national team and the U-23 national team will be handled by other coaches. The reason is that Shin Tae-Yong is considered to be in a hurry to handle three squads at once.

However, that plan changed. PSSI General Chair, Mochamad Iriawan said, the senior national team was finally held by Shin Tae-Yong.

"We have discussed it again. So Shin is still holding the senior national team because of yesterday's extraordinary results," said the chairman of PSSI, as reported by Antara.

He added that the U-23 national team might not be handled by the former South Korean coach. However, PSSI will still discuss it with Shin first.

"For example, if he still wants to coach the U-23 national team, go ahead," said the man who is familiarly called Iwan Bule.

Shin Tae-Yong himself said, it would be good for him to coach the team from a young age to seniors. In this way, he continued, he could further develop Indonesian football.

"Although tired, Indonesian football still has to be addressed," he said.