Shin Tae-yong was a big player. He directly supported Indonesia, which kicked him out, in Indonesia.
Vietnam's VTC News reported on the 20th (Korea time) "Former Indonesian coach Shin Tae-yong watched the game at a cafe in Zakatta, Indonesia. Coach Shin Tae-yong was replaced by the Indonesian Football Association after being eliminated from the 2024 Southeast Asian Football Championship (AFF Cup). He is no longer the manager of Indonesia, but he cheered the match between Indonesia and Australia with many Indonesian fans," he reported.
Coach Shin Tae-yong also said, "There was a happening that I was late on the day. Due to severe traffic jams in Jakarta, coach Shin Tae-yong reportedly arrived at a cafe where he was supposed to run 1km to watch the Indonesian and Australian games. Even though coach Shin Tae-yong came running, the game had already begun.
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Head coach Shin Tae-yong reportedly arrived at the appointment site only at the end of the first half as Australia failed to arrive until Australia scored three goals in a row, including Indonesia's missed penalty kick early in the game.
Despite coach Shin Tae-yong's passionate support, Indonesia collapsed without giving up the momentum. Indonesia lost 1-5 in the seventh round of Group C of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Australia at 6:10 p.m. on the 20th at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia. Indonesia, which was in third place, was on the verge of falling to the bottom of the group in an instant.
Patrick Clawibert, who was appointed instead of Shin Tae-yong, who was thrown out, only flashed at the beginning. If Kevin Diggs succeeded in the penalty kick in the 7th minute of the first half, it was not known how the direction of the game would be different, but Indonesia's defense was like a hole in the paper.
Indonesia, which conceded a penalty during a corner kick in the 15th minute of the first half, was dragged away when Martin Boyle gave up the first run. Five minutes later, the defense committed a goal to Nathan Belupilay for a ridiculous mistake in clearing the ball back. Indonesia, which failed to come to its senses, lost another point in the 34th minute when it easily missed Jackson Irvin from the penalty box.
In the beginning of the second half, Indonesia took the atmosphere, but it was not enough. Set piece defense was in trouble again in the 16th minute of the second half. No one defended Lewis Milner, allowing his fourth run. Defensive mistakes and catastrophes, which were not often seen under coach Shin Tae-yong, took place from the debut of coach Claudbert. The power became stronger, but it was useless.
Indonesia was aiming for a miracle with Ole Romeni's score, making his debut, but he lost five runs when he missed Irvin on a corner kick just before the end of the game.
Despite coach Shin Tae-yong's support, Indonesia collapsed weakly. VTC News reported, `Coach Shin Tae-yong looked gloomy and disappointed as he watched Indonesia lose. Coach Shin Tae-yong communicated with Indonesian fans at the cafe at half-time of the game. He said he regretted Indonesia were three goals behind Australia, but was still encouraged by the fact that they still had 45 minutes and three games to go. He appealed for continued support of Indonesia. He also said he would continue to support Indonesia," he said.
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It's a big deal. Manager Shin Tae-yong was abandoned by the Indonesian Football Association. Head coach Shin Tae-yong led Indonesia, which was also considered a weak country in Southeast Asia, in earnest from 2020. Shin Tae-yong's magic began when he made Indonesia, which was not mentioned as a candidate for the championship in the AFF Cup, the first tournament, go up to the final with an unbeaten record.
The 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup made it to the round of 16 for the first time in Indonesian history. Indonesia, which saw the possibility, actively supported coach Shin Tae-yong through the naturalization policy. At the AFC U-23 Asian Cup in April last year, there was an unexpected event that prevented South Korea from going to the Paris Olympics.
It was Indonesian soccer, which had been growing expectations for its advance to the World Cup finals as it succeeded in advancing to the third qualifying round of the World Cup for the first time in history. However, it was the Indonesian Football Association that beat Shin Tae-yong, citing his poor performance in the AFF Cup late last year.
From the beginning, head coach Shin Tae-yong had announced that he would grow promising players through this tournament. The roster was also made up of promising players, not main players. As soon as Shin Tae-yong was eliminated from the group stage, Indonesia immediately appointed Clawibert. This is why it seems to be a designated trend.
Even though Indonesia has lost the contribution of coach Shin Tae-yong for more than five years, coach Shin Tae-yong has decided to support Indonesia.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
