2024 AFF Cup: Shin Tae-yong's Moment Of Again Duel With South Korean Coach

Shin Tae-yong will meet the South Korean coach at the 2024 AFF Cup (doc. PSSI).

JAKARTA - The agenda of the Indonesian national team which will be running for the 2024 AFF Cup brings its own challenge to the coach, Shin Tae-yong.

In that tournament, Shin will again duel tactically with a coach who also comes from his home country, South Korea.

This situation must be faced by Shin Tae-yong after the results of the 2024 AFF Cup draw which was held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The Indonesian national team is in Group B with Vietnam, the Philippines, Myanmar, and Laos.

The position of the Indonesian national team is in Group B which makes Shin Tae-yong again have to face his South Korean compatriot, Kim Sang-sik. Currently, Kim Sang-sik holds the status of a Vietnamese coach.

Shin Tae-yong also experienced a similar situation in the same turname in the previous edition. In the 2022 AFF Cup, he also had to compete with South Korean coach Park Hang-seo who became Vietnam's tactician.

Kim Sang-sik is a replacement for Philippe Troussier, who previously replaced Park Hang-seo. He has been trusted to handle The Golden Stars troops since April 2024.

Kim Sang-sik clearly has a tough task. He got a target to be able to lift Vietnam's performance, including ending a bad report card against Indonesia.

This reflects on the records of Vietnam's last three consecutive meetings that Vietnam has always lost to the Indonesian national team.

In addition to going to a duel with Kim Sang-sik, Shin Tae-yong also has the opportunity to compete tactically against other South Korean coaches, namely Kim Pan-gon, who is currently training Malaysia.

However, this situation is likely to occur in the knockout stages. The opportunity for the Indonesian national team to meet Malaysia could occur in the semifinals or the 2024 AFF Cup final.