Shin Tae-yong Beware Of China's Awakening

Shin Tae-yong doesn't want to underestimate China (doc. PSSI).

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team will face China in the fourth match of Group C of the Third Round of the 2026 World Cup Qualification. The party was held at the Qingdao Youth Football Stadium on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.

Garuda's squad coach, Shin Tae-yong, said that his troops did not underestimate China at all even though the Indonesian national team was ranked better in Group C.

Shin Tae-yong is wary because China is still a team that has high quality and is in high motivation to rise.

As is known, China is now at the bottom of the standings without points from three matches. Meanwhile, the Indonesian national team is right above it with three points from the same number of matches.

"Even though the Chinese national team has suffered three consecutive defeats, I still appreciate their efforts and performances," Shin Tae-yong said in a press conference ahead of the match on Monday, October 14, 2024.

The South Korean coach further revealed that he had monitored three Chinese matches.

One of the highlights of Shin Tae-yong is the Dragon Team's defense system which is fairly solid.

"When facing many strong teams in Asia, China often applies a low defensive strategy and manages to perform quite solidly," said Shin Tae-yong again.

Therefore, Shin Tae-yong has prepared a strategy to dismantle China's solid defense in the match later.

Meanwhile, the match between China vs Indonesia will kick off at 19.00 WIB.