Indonesian newspaper: Coach Shin Tae-yong is worried about the achievements of the Vietnamese team

" Coach Shin Tae-yong is worried about the performance of Mr. Kim Sang-sik and the Vietnamese team at the AFF Cup 2024 ," Okezone commented in an article about the contrasting situations of Vietnamese and Indonesian football after the Southeast Asian football championship.

According to reporter Ramdani, coach Shin Tae-yong led Indonesia for 5 years but could not achieve the 2 remarkable milestones that Mr. Kim Sang-sik completed in just 8 months.

First, the Vietnamese team won against Thailand. Meanwhile, Indonesia has been defeated by the Golden Temple team for many years. Until he received many naturalized players, Mr. Shin has not had the opportunity to use this squad to compete with Southeast Asian opponents.

Coach Shin Tae-yong has not yet reached the same milestone as Mr. Kim Sang-sik.

Second, Indonesia once reached the AFF Cup final under coach Shin Tae-yong but they could not win any match.

Okezone then tried to "salvage" with praise for coach Shin Tae-yong: " Mr. Shin still has remarkable achievements. This coach led the Indonesian team to qualify for the third round of the World Cup for the first time in history.

On the contrary, coach Kim Sang-sik could not help the Vietnamese team pass the second qualifying round and was eliminated. At this time, the Vietnamese team entered the 2027 Asian Cup qualifying round, a tournament that Indonesia is sure to qualify for .

However, the comparison of the Indonesian press is somewhat unfair to coach Kim Sang-sik. The strategist born in 1976 took over the Vietnam team when there were 2 matches left against the Philippines and Iraq. The chance of the Vietnam team to continue was only theoretical after 2 previous losses of coach Troussier. Vietnam beat the Philippines but lost to Iraq and was eliminated.

However, coach Shin Tae-yong left his mark at the 2024 AFC U23 Championship and reached the semi-finals but could not win a ticket to the men's football event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Mai Phuong

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