MEDIA from Vietnam, The Thao247 reports that he is currently the coach of the National Team (Indonesian National team, Shin Tae-yong has the main target of winning the 2022 AFF Cup. Of course the news is quite interesting considering that currently the most pressing issue is the news that Indonesia intends to withdraw from the AFF.
Yes, currently there is a lot of pressure from Indonesian football lovers who ask PSSI to leave the Southeast Asian Football Federation (AFF). All of this was in the aftermath of an alleged fraud in the 2022 AFF U-19 Cup which made the U-19 Indonesian national team lose money and failed to qualify for the group phase.
PSSI actually has sent a letter of protest, but so far the AFF has not responded. Because of the AFF’s attitude, Indonesian football fans are increasingly angry with the AFF and the discourse of leaving the AFF is even more intense.
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The urge was then responded to by the PSSI. It is proven that the General Chairperson (Ketum) of PSSI, Mochamad Iriawan has said that PSSI has spoken with the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) regarding Indonesia’s potential to join the federation.
“Yes (communication with EAFF) has conveyed us through the Secretary General. Maybe he (EAFF) is happy if we enter. We will calculate first (the profit and loss),” said Iriawan to the media crew at the Wisma Kemenpora, Tuesday (19/7/2022). ).
So, the hottest issue right now is that Indonesia wants to leave AFF and join EAFF. However, in the midst of this issue, the Vietnamese media actually discovered another fact, namely that Shin Tae-yong was still curious about the AFF Cup event.
The reason is The Thao247 said that Shin Tae-yong’s main target at this time is to lead the Indonesian national team to win the 2022 AFF Cup. This target is quite possible considering that in the previous edition, namely the 2020 AFF Cup, the Garuda squad managed to reach the final and become runner-up.
Regarding the problem with the federation transfer, The Thao247 saw that it would not happen in the near future because the process would not be short. For this reason, it is natural that Shin Tae-yong is still focused on chasing the champion in the 2022 AFF Cup.
In a video on Sport 77’s youtube account, Shin Tae-yong told his target. The AFF Cup, U-20 World Cup, and qualifying for the 2023 Asian Cup group stage are the targets with the Indonesian national team.
“The first thing I want to do is win the AFF Cup with Indonesia in 2022, and then qualify for the Asian Cup next year. That’s something Indonesia has never done in history,” said Shin Tae-yong in the YouTube video Sport 77.
“Besides, the final of the Under-20 World Cup (2023) is also the first thing I will do, I want to do. My biggest dream since I started working in Indonesia,” concluded the South Korean coach.
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