Angry To See The Performance Of The Indonesian National Team Against Cambodia, Shin Tae-yong: Should Be Able To Print More Goals

Shin Tae-yong (left) and Egy Maulana Vikri (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Indonesian national team coach Shin Tae-yong admitted that he was angry to see the performance of his squad against Cambodia in the 2022 AFF Cup Group A match at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta, Friday.

"I am angry that players cannot show exciting games to supporters. We should also be able to score more goals," Shin said in a press conference after the match, quoted by Antara.

According to the South Korean tactician, the performance of Pratama Arhan and his friends was not optimal even though the squad nicknamed "Garuda" was able to beat his opponent with a score of 2-1.

Shin said that his concern with the appearance of the Indonesian national team became real in the match.

"So earlier in the team meeting (after the match-ed), I asked the team to focus, be better gradually. However, I still thank all the players," said the South Korean national team coach at the 2018 World Cup.

In the match against Cambodia, Indonesia did show ineffective play.

Official AFF statistics noted that Indonesia, which controlled 54.6 percent of the match, fired eight shots on target and eight attempts off the mark.

That's far more than Cambodia which only gave up a total of three attempts, two of which led to targets while others did not meet targets.

Then, Indonesia has two golden opportunities one on one with goalkeepers. However, Egy Maulana and Witan Sulaeman were unable to complete the opportunity with goals.

However, both of them still recorded their names on the scoreboard and brought Indonesia to victory with a score of 2-1. Cambodia reduced the position through Saret Krya.

Egy Maulana, the Indonesian national team winger, admitted that his squad did not show the best potential against Cambodia.

"The first match was very difficult. Thank God we were given a win. However, of course there are many things that need to be evaluated and corrected. The coaches will pressure us so that in the future we are better than this match," said Egy.

Victory over Cambodia makes Indonesia occupy third place in the 2022 AFF Cup Group A standings with three points from one match and a goal difference of +1.

Thailand is still firmly at the top of the standings with three points (from one match) but has a goal difference of +5. The Philippines is below it with three points (from two matches) and a goal difference of +3.

Cambodia is in fourth place with three points from two matches (goal difference 0). Brunei Darussalam is the bottom team in Group A because he has always lost two matches.

Next, Indonesia will travel to Brunei Darussalam headquarters, Monday (26/12), at Kuala Lumpur Stadium, Malaysia, starting at 17.00 WIB.