Coach Shin Tae-yong has never won against the Vietnamese team
At 9:30 p.m. tomorrow night (January 19), Vietnam National Team (lost 2-4 to Japan in the opening match) and Indonesian National Team (lost 1-3 to Iraq in the opening match) will meet in the second match. Group D of the 2024 Asian Cup finals.
The winning team will open the opportunity to continue to the knockout round. As for the losing team, the chance to continue is extremely slim when the final match on January 24 will have to face opponents that are considered stronger.
In the past, since the 1991 SEA Games, Vietnam and Indonesia have met 27 matches, each team won 8, lost 8 and drew 11 matches. The last time Indonesia beat Vietnam was in the semi-final first leg of the 2016 AFF Cup with a score of 2-1. Since then, Vietnam national team is undefeated when meeting Indonesia (3 wins, 3 draws).
Coach Shin Tae-yong has drawn and lost every time he has led U22, Indonesia’s national team against U22, Vietnam’s national team since 2020 until now. Photo: VFF
Notably, since 2020, when leading the U22 team, the Indonesian national team, Korean coach Shin Tae-yong has only drawn and lost every time he faced the U22, Vietnam national team under compatriot coach Park Hang-seo in every competition. SEA Games and AFF Cup levels, World Cup qualifiers.
Last May, U22 Indonesia defeated U22 Vietnam under coach Troussier with a score of 3-2 in the semi-finals of SEA Games 32. But at that time, U22 Indonesia was led by domestic coach Indra Syafri.
Up front, coach Shin Tae-yong is very eager to “repay” the Vietnam National Team in a key match at the 2024 Asian Cup.
“The two teams understand each other very well through many confrontations in the international arena. The upcoming match is very important and we have no other choice but to win to maintain our chance to advance.”
When reporters asked questions about the fact that the Vietnamese team had changed their playing style under coach Troussier, proactively controlling the ball and attacking, instead of playing counter-attack defense like when coach Park Hang-seo was in charge, and whether Indonesia Has the approach to the game changed? Coach Shin Tae-yong replied:
“We don’t change to adapt to the opponent’s changes. I just try to focus on helping the players improve, understand and follow my instructions. I always tell them that the Indonesian team is not You should play football the old-fashioned way, just run and shoot.”
Coach Shin Tae-yong said that although it has been a long time since the 2007 Asian Cup was co-hosted with Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia, Indonesian football is still progressing like other teams in the region. Southeast Asia:
“The current generation of Indonesian players considers it an honor and pride to be able to attend the Asian Cup finals for the first time. From there, they have more motivation to try to play well and win against the Vietnamese national team to bring joy to the people.” fan”.
