SINGAPORE – Coach Indonesian National Team, Shin Tae-yong, gave a warning to Malaysia ahead of the meeting of the two teams on the last matchday of Group B AFF Cup 2020. Shin Tae-yong stated that the Indonesian national team would no longer park buses.
As is known, the Indonesian national team chose to defend against the strongest team in Group B, namely Vietnam. The strategy was chosen so that the Indonesian national team could at least steal points.
The goal was achieved because the Indonesian national team was able to hold Vietnam to a 0-0 draw. With this result, the Indonesian national team is now at the top of the Group B standings with a collection of seven points.
Even though the points collection of the Garuda Squad is the same as Vietnam, the advantage on goal difference makes Evan Dimas and his colleagues entitled to the first position. As a result, the Indonesian national team got enough of a draw from Malaysia to seal the semifinal ticket.
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If the Indonesian national team needs a draw, Malaysia has a mission to win. This is because the Malayan Tigers have only collected six points from three matches because they lost once, namely 0-3 to Vietnam.
This condition makes some parties think that the Indonesian national team will survive for a draw. However, Shin Tae-yong gave psywar by stating that the Indonesian national team could also play attacking.