"The Indonesian National Team Is Indeed Unsuitable To Escape," Shin Tae-yong Participated His Reason

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

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team failed to advance to the 2022 AFF Cup final after losing 0-2 on aggregate to Vietnam in the last four.

That was after the Garuda Squad 0-2 at Vietnam headquarters in the semifinal second leg, Monday, January 9. In the first leg which took place at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta, the two teams drew 0-0.

Indonesian national team coach Shin Tae-yong said the lack of adaptation and concentration was the culprit for his squad's defeat to Vietnam at My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi.

The lack of adaptation made goalkeeper Nadeo Agrawinata make a mistake which resulted in Vietnam scoring the first goal.

"In the first goal, our goalkeeper (Nadeo Argawinata-ed) was wrong in setting the time (lead) when catching the ball. That's because the players, overall, have not adapted optimally to the field," Shin said in a press conference after the match, as quoted by Antara.

Vietnam's first goal came in the third minute. At that time, Vietnamese striker Nguyen Tien Linh managed to catch a long hull pass released by Do Hung Dung.

Nadeo Argawinata tried to block the ball by advancing from his safe area, but Tien Linh came sooner.

According to Shin, the goal was executed well by Tien Linh. However, apart from not adapting, the quality of the field also made Vietnam able to open the scoring.

"The field conditions of the stadium are very different from the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK), Jakarta, which is perfect and good. The situation of My Dinh Stadium for me was better at the 2021 SEA Games. For now, I regret the field conditions. However, the Vietnam team is used to this," said Shin.

Then, for Vietnam's second goal, which Nguyen Tien Linh scored in the 47th minute or less than two minutes as the second half went on, Shin admitted it was due to the lack of concentration of his foster children.

Jordi Amat and his friends called the South Korean tactician did not oversee the opponent properly.

"The player concentration decreased. Even though I always remind players to be careful, especially in the first five minutes and the final five minutes of the match," said Shin.

The defeat made them fail to meet PSSI's target to win the 2022 AFF Cup.

Vietnam will face a final match against the winner from the other semifinals which brings together Malaysia and Thailand.

The Thailand versus Malaysia semifinal second leg match was held on Tuesday (10/1) at Thammasat Stadium, Rangsit, Thailand. In the first leg in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thailand bowed 0-1.