Indonesian Football There Are Many Problems, Shin Tae-yong Must Be Many Patients

Indonesian national team coach, Shin Tae-yong. (Photo: Twitter @pssi)

JAKARTA - The coach of the Indonesian national team, Shin Tae-yong, has been disappointed many times. He was annoyed that his team again showed an unexpected game.

This annoyance can be seen in the 2022 AFF Cup. He has repeatedly complained about the final settlement which is often a problem in the group phase.

Football observer, Kesit Budi Handoyo said, Shin really needs to be patient in training the Indonesian national team. The reason is, there are many problems of football in the country.

Kesit assessed that even though it was the top four, Indonesia's performance during the group phase was not satisfactory because of many factors.

"In Indonesia, the problem is still very much, so it takes patience. The condition of football is not fully healthy," said Kesit when contacted by VOI, Tuesday, January 3.

"So, it cannot be equated with the condition of Indonesian football and the well-organized country of Korea," he continued.

Indonesia passed the group stage by collecting three wins and one draw. Victory was won against Cambodia, Brunei, and the Philippines, while the series against Thailand.

Overall, the national team is not very disappointing. However, conceding against the Philippines and Cambodia is considered necessary to be an evaluation because Indonesia should be able to win easily over the two teams.

Kesit said that at this time he saw that there was still egoism in the players so that some golden opportunities did not produce goals.

Another factor is the absence of competition due to the tragedy of Kanjuruhan and international trials making the preparations for the national team disturbed.

"The most important thing is how he is given full trust. To show his capacity as a coach that he can bring Indonesia to be even better. If he becomes a champion, the value of STY will definitely increase," he added.

Indonesia will undergo the first leg against Vietnam at the Bung Karno Main Stadium on Friday, January 6. The second leg was held three days later, Vietnam headquarters.

Currently, Indonesia is looking for its first title from this biennial competition. From the previous 13 editions, Garuda's best achievement was six runners-up.