Suddenly, I had an interview with Shin Tae-yong's friends, Indonesia and Patric Clawybert
Jan 06, 2025
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Erik Tohir, president of the Indonesian Football Association, announced the termination of his contract with coach Shin at a press conference on the 6th (Korea time). At the meeting, President Tohir said "I interviewed three candidates (for the next director)." Regarding the rumor of former coach Clawybert being appointed locally, he explained that "one of the candidates who conducted the interview (director Clawybert) will arrive in Indonesia on the 11th and interview the next day."
As a striker representing the Netherlands during his time as an active player, Clawybert's leadership career is not that spectacular. After retiring in 2008, he began his leadership career as head coach of AZ Alkmaar, where he served as head coach of Brisbane Roar and NEC Neymehen before serving a season as head coach of the Tvente B team in 2011. After being appointed as the head coach of the Dutch national team in 2012, he took charge of the Quiraso national team in 2015 and the head coach of the Ajax youth team in 2016. After playing as Cameroon's head coach in 2018, he took over as acting coach of the Curaçao national team in 2021, and Turkey's Shifferi took the helm of Adana Demirspor in 2023, but stepped down after about five months.
Clawybert became more famous for his front job than his leadership career. He served as the general manager of Paris Saint-Germain in 2016 and served as the youth scouting director of FC Barcelona from 2019 to 2021.
The prospect of Indonesia breaking up with coach Shin came out of nowhere.
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The local area of Indonesia was turned upside down. Coach Shin's position has weakened since the elimination of the 'AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup' by local media outlet Bolanet. Shin told Tohir that he was evaluated (for the performance of the tournament)." Indonesian national team head coach Nova Aryanto said in a media outlet that `there has been no discussion (about changing the coach.' However, Indonesian Sports Minister Ito Ariotejo told Bolanet that "PSSI (Indonesian Football Association) is waiting for a decision." took a delicate position. Local fans wanted Shin Tae-yong to remain in charge, but he was eventually replaced.
Coach Shin agreed to renew his contract with Indonesia in April last year, which will last until 2027. It was based on the performance of advancing to the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 World Cup and advancing to the quarterfinals of the U-23 Asian Cup. In the third qualifying round, he is in third place, contrary to the expectation that he will struggle with top teams such as Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and China.
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Coach Shin organized the tournament's squad, which is not subject to FIFA's mandatory transfer rules, mainly for players under the age of 22. It was a stepping stone to find a new face and to strengthen the national team and U-23 team's power. However, the atmosphere inside the association changed when Indonesia beat Myanmar 1-0 in the group stage and then ended up with a 3-3 draw with Laos, which was considered one step lower, and rival Vietnam lost 0-1 and failed to advance to the semifinals. The draw against Laos seems to have hurt Tohir's feelings rather than the defeat against Vietnam, which has the same skills.
In retrospect, the Indonesian Football Association has interfered with coach Shin's team management since his early days in office. They put a coach who stepped down in an unfaithful manner at the beginning of his term as the chairman of the association's technical committee to differentiate the operation of the national team's standing army, and set an unreasonable goal that did not take into account the situation at the time when he was ranked 173rd in the FIFA rankings. Coach Shin won absolute support from fans by leading Indonesia to the first-ever round of 16 at the Asian Cup and the third Asian qualifying round for the World Cup, and defeating Saudi Arabia at home, but he could not overcome the power of Tohir, who also serves as the president of the Korea Football Association and a key government official.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
