Once Led South Korea To Beat Germany In World Cup, Shin Tae-Yong: Difficult For Indonesia To Win Against Argentina

The coach of the Indonesian national team, Shin Tae-yong. (Photo: Twitter @pssi)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team will face Argentina at the Bung Karno Main Stadium, Jakarta, Monday, June 19. Argentina is clearly more favored in FIFA Matchday this time.

However, a number of supporters of the Indonesian National Team still have a sense of optimism. They believed the Garuda Squad could offer resistance.

This belief cannot be separated from the track record of Shin Tae-yong, coach of the Indonesian National Team. Shin once brought the South Korean national team to make a surprise at the World Cup.

At that time, Shin made South Korea appear spartan and succeeded in silencing the German national team.

However, Shin himself is not so sure that this experience will be repeated when Indonesia faces Argentina. This is because Korea and Indonesia have different qualities.

"Indeed, I once held South Korea and won against Germany at the 2018 Russia World Cup. But at that time South Korea was ranked FIFA 50, we Indonesia were ranked FIFA 149. So it might be difficult to win this match," Shin said at the conference. press ahead of the match, as reported by Antara.

Shin said that he would prepare for the match against Argentina as a place to equip the Indonesian national team players. He hoped that Marc Klok and his friends could learn and develop by stealing knowledge from Argentina.

"I prepared this match for the Indonesian players so they could learn and develop more," said Shin.

Previously, Shin stressed, this was not just an entertainment match. For this reason, he asked his players to stay fully focused on facing this match.

Even though Argentina didn't appear with Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria, Shin still believes the opponent is a strong team. In football it's like that, not just because one player on a team won't become world champion," he said.