EX assistant Shin Tae-yong who is currently coaching the Vietnam U-23 national team, Gong Oh-kyun, dismantling the nature of the Indonesian national team players. For one year (2020) helping Shin Tae-yong handle the Indonesian national team, Gong Oh-kyun said the Garuda squad players were less friendly and did not have the fighting spirit like the Vietnamese players.
Gong Oh-kyun was one of the three initial assistants that Shin Tae-yong brought to Indonesia. Besides Gong Oh-kyun, Shin Tae-yong was assisted by Kim Hae-woon and Lee Jae-hong at that time.
(Gong Oh-kyun when he was an assistant to Shin Tae-yong in the Indonesian national team)
Initially, Shin Tae-yong was appointed as the coach of the Indonesian national team. He has the status of coach of the Indonesian national team, as well as supervising Indonesian National team U-23 and U-19.
For the U-19 Indonesian National Team, the position of coach was entrusted to Gong Oh-kyun. In addition to coaching the U-19 Indonesian national team, Gong Oh-kyun also helped Shin Tae-yong gush the senior Indonesian national team.
In mid-2020, the senior Indonesian national team will not undergo competitive matches due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Indonesian national team has only held training camps a few times and this is where Gong Oh-kyun can assess Indonesian players.
“I had a short time dealing with young Indonesian players. The first impression I got was that the players were a bit distant, difficult to approach and not friendly. Even in training sessions, Indonesian players have difficulty adapting,” said Gong Oh-kyun in a podcast on Vietnamese media, Zing News.
“Indonesian national team players do not have a good enough spirit. Everything was different when I moved to Vietnam. I see Vietnamese players are more determined, work hard and show a progressive attitude like Korean players. That’s what excites me,” continued Gong Oh-kyun.
As of early 2022, Gong Oh-kyun was appointed as the coach of the Vietnam U-23 national team. He took over the position of the Vietnam U-23 National Team from the senior, Park Hang-seo, after the 2021 SEA Games.
Gong Oh-kyun is currently leading the Vietnam U-23 national team that competes in the 2022 U-23 Asian Cup. In this biennial event, the U-23 Vietnam national team is in Group C with Thailand, Malaysia and South Korea.
Last night, Vietnam played their first match. Meeting Thailand, Vietnam ended the match with a score of 2-2.
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