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Indonesian soccer has come to regret letting Shin Tae-yong go.
Indonesia's U-23 national team lost 0-1 in the final of the 2025 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U-23 Championship against Vietnam's U-23 national team at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, on the 29th (Korea time). Indonesia suffered setbacks in losing two consecutive finals.
After the game, Indonesian media JPNN said 'Why doesn't Indonesia have a coach like Kim Sang-sik?He began to lament with an article titled '. According to the media, Vietnamese director Kim Sang-sik set a unique record that directors in Southeast Asia cannot easily catch up with. South Korean national Kim Sang-sik, 48, led Vietnam to become the first coach to win both the recent AFF and U-23 championships. The AFF Championship and U-23 Championship are the most prestigious tournaments in Southeast Asia except for the Southeast Asian Games, he said, envious of Vietnam, which has manager Kim Sang-sik.
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Citing a report by Vietnamese media Soha, the above media praised Kim Sang-sik's performance, saying, `Winning two Southeast Asian championships within seven months is a clear testament to Kim Sang-sik's talent and at the same time Vietnam's status in Southeast Asia.'
Coach Kim Sang-sik quickly normalized Vietnamese soccer, which was collapsing under Philippe Truscier after Park Hang-seo left. It gave the national team the best trophy in Southeast Asia and ranked the strongest in Southeast Asia at the level just below the national team. It is certainly highly appreciated that he has achieved such a feat within a year and two months of his appointment.
Indonesia, by comparison, has not produced results in the past seven months after kicking out head coach Shin Tae-yong. He advanced to the fourth qualifying round in the Asian region for the 2026 World Cup in North Korea and the U.S., but this was an achievement built by coach Shin Tae-yong. He appointed Patrick Clawibert and added a large number of naturalized players to improve his power, but Indonesian fans are not satisfied. This is because the war between Australia and Japan took place. As the national team by age also failed to produce results, pressure is mounting on Indonesian Football Association President Erik Tohir.
In fact, Indonesian fans are visiting President Tohir's SNS after the AFF U-23 Championship ended with Vietnam's victory and shouting for Shin Tae-yong to return. Indonesia's TVonenews said after the match, `This loss sparked fans' longing for coach Shin Tae-yong instead of lifting the trophy. In Tohir's latest post, many fans asked Shin Tae-yong to return to coaching the Indonesian national team again, it was reported.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
