COACH Malaysia when the 2011 SEA Games champion, Ong Kim Swee, delivered a message to the Malayan Tiger squad – the nickname of Malaysia – which had just been left by the coach, Tan Cheng Hoe. Ong Kim Swee asks Malaysian national team players to imitate squad mentality Indonesian National team asuhan Shin Tae-yong.
Under the tutelage of Shin Tae-yong, the mentality of the Garuda squad has indeed improved greatly. Evidence of Asnawi Mangkualam and his friends’ mental acceleration was presented when the Indonesian national team took part in the 2020 AFF Cup.
(Shin Tae-yong changes the mentality of Indonesian national team players)
Several times in a lagging position, the mentality of the Indonesian national team players did not decline and instead rose. When facing Malaysia on the last matchday of Group B AFF Cup 2020, the Indonesian national team was left behind first via Kogileswaran Raj’s kick in the 13th minute.
If the 1-0 score lasts until the end, Malaysia will qualify for the 2020 AFF Cup semifinals. However, Indonesian national team personnel are able to rise.
Successively, the Indonesian national team scored goals via a brace (two goals) by Irfan Jaya, as well as each from Pratama Arhan and Elkan Baggott. As a result, the Indonesian national team won 4-1 over Malaysia.
Likewise, when facing Singapore in the second leg of the 2020 AFF Cup semifinals. In the 74th minute, Shahdan Sulaiman made Singapore 2-1 ahead of the Indonesian national team. However, in the end, the Indonesian national team won 4-2 over Singapore.