The head of the Red Rampant would not have replaced Shin Tae-yong if he had considered the popularity of Yoo Yoo-soo, chairman of the Indonesian Association, → Clawybert is a strong leader
Mar 11, 2025
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Indonesia's Bolaoke Zone reported on the 10th (Korea time) 'Tohir stressed that the appointment of Patrick Clawibert is only for improving the quality of the national team.'
Bolaokjon said, `Tohir should not have fired head coach Shin Tae-yong if he wanted to be popular. Clawibert came as a replacement, and some members of the public doubted it, because Clawibert's coaching career was not impressive. Some attributed the appointment of Clawybert to his popularity. However, President Tohir completely denied this. The chairman said keeping Shin Tae-yong would have been better for PSSI's popularity'
Chairman Tohir said in an interview on the 10th, `I don't want to pursue popularity. Why did he miss Shin Tae-yong if he was pursuing popularity. We had big dreams and goals, so we had to find a way to maximize them." You'll see "Clawebert as a strong leader."," he said, expressing his confidence.
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For head coach Shin Tae-yong, it is inevitably a embarrassing decision. Coach Shin began his career in Indonesia in 2020 when he took over as Indonesia's coach. He was highly regarded as a coach who would lead the overall growth of the Indonesian national team by taking charge of the national team by age.
From the beginning, coach Shin's Indonesia has shown a different appearance than before. He finished second at the 2020 Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup and was fourth at the 2022 AFF Mitsubishi Cup. The Indonesian national team included several naturalized players in the national team to further strengthen their power. Several European players, including those born in the Netherlands and Belgium, joined the Indonesian national team after Shin Tae-yong's appointment.
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Since then, he has also renewed his contract. Head coach Shin Tae-yong signed a renewal contract until 2027 in July 2024, and was guaranteed a term until after the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup. In the third Asian qualifying round, he showed the joy of renewing his contract. He beat Saudi Arabia and rose to third place with one win, three draws and two losses in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup, increasing his chances of advancing to the finals.
In the third qualifying round, the first and second places in each group will go straight to the finals, and the third and fourth places will enter the fourth qualifying round, where six countries will compete again for qualification. Initially, Indonesia's advance to the fourth qualifying round was satisfactory, but he even dreamed of the possibility of going straight to the finals under coach Shin's leadership.
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It was a disappointing enough performance, but there was a reason. Coach Shin formed a team mainly with national team players by age because the Mitsubishi Cup was not a mandatory transfer competition. There was no choice but to be different from other teams that played with their elite power. However, Chairman Eric Tohir shook coach Shin and decided to replace him. He immediately went on to appoint a new coach. Klawibert was appointed as the successor coach, and he will lead Indonesia anew with the goal of advancing to the World Cup finals. On the official website of PSSI, 'Clawebert was officially appointed as the coach of the Indonesian national team. Clawibert signed a two-year contract from 2025 to 2027, with an option to extend as well,' the release said.
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Despite this sudden decision, President Tohir once again stated that he had made the choice for the national team, not the choice considering its popularity. In the end, President Tohir's remarks are expected to be able to reliably judge the authenticity of the performance shown by head coach Klawibbert.
Meanwhile, Indonesia is fully prepared by confirming the naturalization of a huge number of players after entering the Klaubert system. A large number of players who have played in Europe, including Emil Audero, who has experienced Juventus and Inter Milan, Dean Dames and Joey Perfesi, have been naturalized. Indonesia is scheduled to perform for the first time under Coach Klawibert in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup with Australia and Bahrain in March.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
