Shin Tae-yong Doesn't Want To Be Nervous About Haunting Indonesia U-23 In The U-23 Iraqi Contrast Match

Shin Tae-yong believes Indonesia U-23 won against Iraq U-23 (doc. AFC).

JAKARTA - Indonesia U-23 must recognize the superiority of Uzbekistan U-23 in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup semifinal match.

Garuda Muda lost 0-2 in the match which was held at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Monday 29 April 2024.

Shin Tae-yong did not deny that nervousness was one of the factors in the defeat of his foster children. The pressure of getting a direct ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics is a burden for Indonesia U-23.

No wonder, Marselino Ferdinand and colleagues did not perform optimally throughout the match. In fact, they could have conceded more than two goals had four efforts by Uzbekistan U-23 not hit the post.

"I appreciate the good efforts of the team. Before we started the game, the players might be a little nervous and maybe it affected our team because we usually played well." Uzbekistan U-23 did well. They were strong and congratulations to them for winning the game," said Shin Tae-yong.

The South Korean coach did not want the matter of nervousness to haunt his troops during the race for third place in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup against Iraq U-23.

He wants the target of winning third place in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup as well as the last automatic qualifying ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics to turn into motivation, not a burden.

Shin Tae-yong believes his troops can rise from defeat against Uzbekistan U-23 and win against Iraq U-23.

"I am confident in my players. We all believe that we can go to the Olympics (Paris 2024). The players are mentally ready for this."

"We still have other important matches that will match. So, we will rest well and start concentrating on that," said Shin Tae-yong.

The match for the third place in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup will be held at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium on Thursday, May 2, 2024.

If you reach third place, Indonesia U-23 will certainly qualify automatically for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

It's just that, if Garuda Muda only finished the tournament as fourth place, the door to Paris had not been closed.

Indonesia U-23 can still win one remaining ticket through the playoff between confederations on May 9, 2024 against Guinea, fourth place in the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.