The U-23 Indonesian National Team Faced Uzbekistan In The 2023 U-23 Asian Cup Semifinals, Shin Tae-yong Tak Ciut Nyali

Shin Tae-yong (Photo: PSSI)

JAKARTA - The U-23 Indonesian national team coach, Shin Tae-yong, will accompany his team to face Uzbekistan in the semifinals of the U-23 Asian Cup. Meeting a team labeled superior, Shin admitted that he had no guts.

Uzbekistan is a team with three U-23 Asian Cup semifinalist status. Not only that, they also had time to secure the status of the 2018 U-23 Asian Cup winners.

At this year's event, Uzbekistan's journey was also fairly impressive. Because they secured the status of winners of Group D with a total score of 10 goals and did not concede until the quarter-finals.

The record is clearly Uzbekistan's flashy capital, but this does not make Shin Tae-yong not discouraged. Garuda Muda is considered to have good preparation and ready to challenge Uzbekistan in the semifinals of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup.

"This will not be an easy semifinal. So far we are in good form, we have had good preparations," Shin Tae-yong said at a press conference ahead of Uzbekistan, Sunday, April 28.

"I want to show a good performance by getting a good result," said Shin Tae-yong confidently.

In the midst of his optimism, Shin Tae-yong also did not turn a blind eye to the ability of potential opponents. This was expressed because the coach had seen for himself how Uzbekistan looks.

In the quarter-finals (Uzbekistan vs Saudi Arabia) I saw the match firsthand. Uzbekistan is a very, very good team," said Shin.

All factors support them. They are a very stable, organized, and very disciplined team," he continued explaining.

However, Shin still believes in the ability of his team in the semifinals later. Moreover, he also believes that the Indonesian national team will increase after defeating South Korea in the quarter-finals.