For The Sake Of Good Capital In The SEA Games, Shin Tae-yong Is Demanded To Bring The National Team To Win The AFF U-23 Cup

Shin Tae-yong (Photo: PSSI)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team coach, Shin Tae-yong is required to be able to win the title in the AFF U-23 Cup competition in February. According to football observer Mohamad Kusnaeni, this is the capital to win gold at the SEA Games.

"In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with us (Indonesian national team) taking both (the champions of the AFF U-23 Cup and the SEA Games), in addition to maturation of the team as well as to increase their morale. If they win the AFF Cup, they will be confident in SEA Games," said Kusnaeni in a written statement received by VOI on Monday, January 31.

The Indonesian national team won the SEA Games gold medal last time in 1991. After that, Garuda Muda's best achievement in the multi-event event was being runner up, one of which was in the 2019 edition.

At that time, the U-23 Indonesian national team came to the SEA Games with high confidence. This is because Asnawi Mangkualam and his friends have just won the AFF U-22 Cup.

Seeing the current condition and situation of Southeast Asian football, Kusnaeni is confident. The man who is usually called Bung Kus saw the current U-23 Indonesia national team playing much improved under the tutelage of Shin Tae-yong.

"I'm optimistic that we have a chance to win the 2022 AFF U-23 Cup, if we can maximize the players we have, especially if we have a good coach like Shin Tae-yong," Kusnaeni continued.

Regarding maximizing the team's ability, Kusnaini believes that Shin Tae-yong should summon players who are playing abroad. But Shin Tae-yong failed to do that.

Because, the South Korean coach had said he would maximize the strength of the national team by relying on local players in the U-23 AFF Cup. The players who entered the projection were also brought by Shin Tae-yong to appear in the test match against Timor Leste recently.

The 2022 AFF U-23 Cup itself will only start on February 14-26 in Cambodia. In that tournament, the U-23 Indonesian national team joined in Group B with Malaysia, Myanmar and Laos.