Coach Shin Tae Yong awaits the match with colleague Troussier

The match between Vietnam and Indonesia at 9:30 p.m. on January 19, within the framework of the Asian Cup, 2023, will greatly affect the two teams' tickets to the next round.

In addition, this is also a match for honor, because the Vietnamese and Indonesian teams are teams that regularly compete with each other in Southeast Asia.

Indonesian coach Shin Tae Yong refused to compare the Vietnamese team under coach Troussier with that under coach Park Hang Seo (Photo: AFC).

Before this match, coach Shin Tae Yong faced many questions from the Indonesian media. Previously, the Korean coach and the Indonesian team often received bad results against the Vietnamese team under coach Park Hang Seo.

Currently, the Vietnamese team no longer has Mr. Park, but under the leadership of coach Philippe Troussier, the Vietnamese team continues to make an impression. This impression is especially great after coach Troussier's team only lost 2-4 to Japan, in the context of Japan's very high performance.

Regarding the Vietnamese team, Indonesian coach Shin Tae Yong commented: "I cannot comment on the issue of the Vietnamese team's coach. I cannot compare their team under coach Park Hang Seo with that under coach Troussier."

"I also apologize that it is not convenient for me to talk about my colleague on the other side of the battle line, and I cannot comment on the opponent's coach," coach Shin Tae Yong added.

The Vietnamese team just had an impressive opening match against Japan (Photo: AFC).

Both Shin Tae Yong and Troussier are professionals who have worked at the World Cup finals. Mr. Troussier led the Japanese team at the 2002 World Cup, while Mr. Shin Tae Yong led the Korean team at the 2018 World Cup.

Regarding the upcoming match at the 2023 Asian Cup with his colleague Troussier, coach Shin Tae Yong said: "I respect coach Troussier, just like I respected coach Park Hang Seo before. I respect both of them."

"I will not comment on them. I will face Coach Troussier soon, I will be the opponent of the team led by him," said Coach Shin Tae Yong.

Currently, after the first round of matches in the 2023 Asian Cup group stage, coach Shin Tae Yong's Indonesia is at the bottom of Group D, with no points and a goal difference of 1-3. The Vietnamese team is one place above Indonesia. Coach Troussier's team also has no points, but has a better goal difference than Indonesia (2-4).

According to the regulations of the 2023 Asian Cup, the top 12 teams of 6 groups (first and second teams in each group), along with the 4 third-placed teams with the best group stage results, will advance to the round of 16. The Vietnamese and Indonesian teams can compete for the third place in Group D, hoping to compete for a play-off ticket.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/hlv-shin-tae-yong-cho-doi-man-so-tai-voi-dong-nghiep-troussier-20240117133718671.htm