SHIN Tae-yong still surprised and confused why Elkan Baggott must undergo quarantine and miss the game Indonesian National team vs Vietnam, which is the third matchday of Group B of the 2020 AFF Cup, Wednesday (15/12/2021) night WIB. He was confused because earlier on Sunday, December 12, 2021, Elkan Baggott had gone down when the Indonesian national team won 5-1 over Laos.
“There is indeed a problem Elkan. He had already played against Laos, but was suddenly transferred to another hotel or quarantined,” said Shin Tae-yong while attending a press conference after the Indonesia vs Vietnam national team match which ended 0-0.
(Elkan Baggott must undergo quarantine until December 18, 2021)
“In fact, we have carried out the protocol well until the PCR is four times and the results are negative. Until now, I don’t understand why Elkan has to be quarantined,” continued the tactician who brought Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma to win the 2010 Asian Champions League.
Due to the absence of Elkan Baggott, Shin Tae-yong chose to field three central defenders at once, namely Fachrudin Aryanto, Alfeandra Dewangga, and Rizky Ridho. These three centre-backs proved to be able to complicate Vietnam’s midfield and front.
Shin Tae-yong revealed that this strategy was intentional, considering the loss of an important figure in defense, Elkan Baggott. The absence of Ipswich Town players is recognized by Shin Tae-yong as weakening the defense.
“Indeed, we used three defenders on purpose because players number 19 (Nguyen Quang Hai) and 10 (Nguyen Cong Phuong) were very good at moving,” said Shin Tae-yong.
