Coach Shin Tae-yong gave preferential treatment to Indonesia's first K-League? Crazy Suspicion Interpreter Explained It was made by people who didn't know soccer well

Jul 09, 2025

Coach Shin Tae-yong gave preferential treatment to Indonesia's first K-League? Crazy Suspicion Interpreter Explained It was made by people who didn't know soccer well
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Coach Shin Tae-yong gave preferential treatment to Indonesia's first K-League? Crazy Suspicion Interpreter Explained It was made by people who didn't know soccer well
Suspicions that head coach Shin Tae-yong favored a specific player seem to be spreading in Indonesia.

Indonesian media TV1News reported on the 7th (Korea time) 'Indonesia's internal relationship is still a hot topic. In particular, after the coach was replaced by Patrick Clowebert from Shin Tae-yong, the suspicion of 'player favoritism' emerged as a hot topic of debate. Among them, stories about the important roles of Asnawi Mangkualam and Pratama Arhan are frequently mentioned'

Asnawi is a player who has been the mainstay of the Indonesian national team since Shin Tae-yong took the helm of Indonesia. Head coach Shin Tae-yong highly evaluated Asnawi and immediately entrusted Asnawi, who is in his early 20s, to the captain's role.




Asnawi advanced to the K League based on his performance for the Indonesian national team. When the Ansan Greeners asked coach Shin Tae-yong to recommend a good player, they told Asnawi and decided to recruit him after reviewing Asnawi in Ansan. Asnawi became Indonesia's first K Leaguer.
Coach Shin Tae-yong gave preferential treatment to Indonesia's first K-League? Crazy Suspicion Interpreter Explained It was made by people who didn't know soccer well
Asnawi successfully settled in the K League while playing as a key player in Ansan. After a steady performance even after moving to the Jeonnam Dragons, he is currently active in the Thai league. Asnawi has been consistently trusted under coach Shin Tae-yong and has written history together.

However, after head coach Shin Tae-yong's departure, Asnawi fell into a cold rice trend. Coach Clawibert is not even picking Asnawi once. Then, strange suspicions are raised that Asnawi played for the Indonesian national team because coach Shin Tae-yong pushed him.

Jeong Seok-seo, who was an interpreter for director Shin Tae-yong, appeared on the YouTube channel 'Masih Kureng' to explain the allegations. Jung said, `In fact, director Shin has decided on the captain and vice-captain from the beginning. Asnawi was the captain from the start. This is because the captain had to be an example not only inside the stadium but also outside. He was selected as a captain because he had a mentality as a player. It wasn't because he was the best in the stadium."
Coach Shin Tae-yong gave preferential treatment to Indonesia's first K-League? Crazy Suspicion Interpreter Explained It was made by people who didn't know soccer well
He then said "If Asnawi was really a preferential player, he should have played every game unconditionally. There was no preferential treatment. Then why didn't it come out against Bahrain? If I had been given preferential treatment, I would have come out throughout every game," he said firmly.

Finally, Chung said, `These arguments come from people who are not familiar with soccer. Even if there is really preferential treatment, coach Shin has never said that, nor has he favored the player. Even if he goes on a podcast, he never talks about the starting list." He claimed that head coach Shin Tae-yong has always selected players based on his own standards.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.