Shin Tae-yong: I Trained The Weakest Team, But Performance Is Far Above Our Ranks

The appearance of the Indonesian national team in the 2023 Asian Cup has won praise (doc. PSSI).

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team is underestimated in participating in the 2023 Asian Cup. Being ranked 146th FIFA made the Garuda squad labeled the weakest team.

The Red-White team is at the bottom of the list of teams participating in the 2023 Asian Cup. In fact, the lowest compared to the ASEAN team participating in the biggest Asian football event.

However, the Indonesian national team succeeded in proving themselves. Their game throughout Group D against Iraq, Vietnam, and Japan has won praise.

Asnawi Mangkualam and his colleagues even made history qualifying for the first time in the last 16 during the participation of the Indonesian national team in the Asian Cup.

In the previous four engagements, the Garuda Squad was always stopped in the Asian Cup group stage, twice in third place and twice as caretaker.

Shin Tae-yong used praise to the Indonesian national team to warn him.

"I coached the weakest team among 24 teams in this tournament. This gives us another experience."

"The Indonesian national team is ranked 146th FIFA, but our performance rate is not the same as our FIFA rankings," said Shin Tae-yong on the AFC website.

Against the teams winning the 2023 Asian Cup, such as Japan and Iraq, the Red-White Team is getting stronger.

Shin Tae-yong agrees with the development of his students from match to match.

"As head coach, this kind of tournament gives me an impression about the improvement the players need,"

"We are the youngest team in the group. Having experience against the best teams in Asia will help our team to continue to grow," said the South Korean coach.

Of course, the development of the Indonesian national team is a serious threat to Australia who will meet in the round of 16 of the 2023 Asian Cup.

The Indonesia vs Australia national team match will be held at the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium on Sunday, January 28, 2024.

The Garuda squad has great motivation and energy in the party. They did not want to waste the struggle to qualify for the first time in the knockout stages.