SHIN Tae-yong clever in throwing psywar before bringing Indonesian National team appear in matches AFF Cup 2020. The first moment was seen when Shin Tae-yong was present at the press conference session ahead of the Indonesia vs Vietnam national team match on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.
In the press conference, Vietnam coach Park Hang-seo praised the agile wingers of the Indonesian national team. The South Korean tactician also invited Shin Tae-yong to play attacking in the Indonesia vs Vietnam national team match.
(Shin Tae-yong fussing over Vietnamese coach)
“They (Indonesian National Team) have speed, and let’s continue to play attacking through two wings,” said Park Hang-seo quoting Vietnamese media, The Thao 247.
So, what is Shin Tae-yong’s response? The 51-year-old coach admits that the Indonesian national team has the capacity to attack and he is ready to meet Park Hang-seo’s challenge.
“Coach Hang Seo’s opinion is right, we can do it (attack),” said Shin Tae-yong.
However, the facts on the ground are very different. Shin Tae-yong did not instruct Ricky Kambuaya and his friends to appear attacking.
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Throughout the match, Shin Tae-yong asked his squad to defend themselves. The result was positive, in which the Indonesian national team held Vietnam 0-0, the team with the strongest status in Southeast Asia.
After Park Hang-seo, it is now the turn of the Malaysian coach, Tan Cheng Hoe, who Shin Tae-yong tries to outwit. On a number of occasions, Shin Tae-yong said that Egy Maulana Vikri would most likely play in the Indonesia vs Malaysia national team match on Sunday, December 19, 2021.
(Egy Maulana Vikri (right) will not play in the Indonesia vs Malaysia national team match)
“Egy hasn’t arrived in Singapore yet. So we are a little less strong in attack. So again, try to get Egy to come quickly. Maybe the match against Malaysia can be played,” said Shin Tae-yong in his pre-match press conference Indonesian National team vs Vietnam on Tuesday, 14 December 2021.
A few days after, Shin Tae-yong also reveals the same thing. Even the Malaysian media, New Straits Times, made Shin Tae-yong’s comments as news headlines.
“We need players who can score goals and Egy is a player who can do that. I hope Egy will arrive in Singapore on Saturday and be ready to face Malaysia,” said Shin Tae-yong quoting the New Straits Times.
You could say this is Shin Tae-yong’s way of breaking the concentration of the Malaysian coach, Tan Cheng Hoe. The possibility of Egy Maulana Vikri dropping that was floated by Shin Tae-yong, made the Malaysian coach have to have a mature backup plan.
In fact, as is well known, Egy Maulana Vikri was only released by the club, FK Senica, on Saturday 18 December 2021. Automatically, it would not allow Egy Maulana Vikri to appear in the match against Malaysia which was only a few hours from the FK Senica vs Trencin match. Egy Maulana Vikri can only go down if the Indonesian national team advances to the semifinals AFF Cup 2020.
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