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Indonesian national team striker Raphael Strawk expressed his thoughts on former coach Shin Tae-yong.
"I have had a good relationship with coach Shin Tae-yong," Strawick said on the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) website recently. "Because I started this journey with him..." the director was very honest and open with me. I always believed I could be a better player. I'm grateful for everything the director has done for me."
Strawk, who was born in the Netherlands, is a player wearing the Indonesian national team uniform by coach Shin Tae-yong. After playing in the U-20 national team, he acquired Indonesian citizenship in 2023 and advanced to the senior national team. At the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup, he also impressed by scoring in the quarterfinals against South Korea.
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Coach Shin selected not only Straweke but also a number of European players with Indonesian ancestry to advance to the third Asian qualifying round for the North-China World Cup following the round of 16 at the Asian Cup. In six matches in the third qualifying round, he also ranked third after Japan (16 points) and Australia (7 points). However, last month, Erik Tohir, the president of the Indonesian Football Association, suddenly announced the replacement, failing to complete the third qualifying round. Two days after Shin's replacement, the Indonesian Football Association announced the appointment of Patric Clawybert.
Immediately after the announcement of the dismissal, most of the local fans criticized the decision of the Indonesian Football Association. On the day Shin departs from Indonesia, numerous fans gathered at Jakarta's Sukarno Hatta International Airport to console him. Director Shin also showed tears at their support. Strawk said "The director has done a lot for this country, and he has made a big impact. I think everyone in Indonesia has a thank you to him."
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"The decision was made from above, and I think it's a good decision, but it's a matter to be seen in the future," Strawick, who came to play under Clawyberdt, said. "It's not going to be a decision that was made in a piecemeal fashion. It's also a good choice to have a few European coaches for the future." "I'm really looking forward to working with Coach Clawyberd and seeing what he can do," he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
