JAKARTA - The coach of the Indonesian national team, Shin Tae-yong, admitted that he did not participate in monitoring the Japan vs Thailand trial match. In fact, Japan is one of the teams that will be faced in the 2023 Asian Cup.
The warm-up party ahead of the 2023 Asian Cup was held at the National Stadium, Tokyo, on Monday, January 1, 2024. Japan as the host lost 0-5.
"Not yet watching the match (Japan vs Thailand), but for the results, I already know," said Shin Tae-yong in an interview session at an online press conference held Wednesday, January 3, 2024, afternoon WIB.
Although he admitted that he did not directly monitor Japan's appearance to see how the potential opponents moved, Shin Tae-yong was not worried. He said that there was still time for the Indonesian national team to make thorough preparations.
"It (although not monitoring) will not make us late in preparing against Japan," continued the coach.
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On the same occasion, Shin Tae-yong also explained that currently the focus is to complete the nearest match.
"We will focus first on the first and second matches (against Iraq and Vietnam). After that, we will focus on the third match (against Japan)," he said.
In the 2023 Asian Cup which was held in Qatar on January 12-10 February 2024, the Indonesian national team was in Group D with Japan, Iraq, and Vietnam.
The inaugural match of the Indonesian national team in the 2023 Asian Cup will take place on January 15, 2024 against Iraq.
After the inaugural match, the next match will be held on January 19, 2024, facing Vietnam and the last match against Japan on January 24, 2024.
On the other hand, in preparation for appearing in the 2023 Asian Cup, the Indonesian national team is currently undergoing a training camp (TC) in Turkey.
On that agenda, there are three trials scheduled for the Indonesian national team, namely twice against Libya and once against Iran.
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