Coach Shin Tae-yong: Indonesia lost to Vietnam due to skill gap

" First of all, I would like to congratulate the Vietnamese team and Mr. Kim Sang-sik on this victory. Our team has many young players, so there is a gap in skill level with the experienced players of the Vietnamese team. The Indonesian players also tried their best, but there are still gaps. We have learned useful lessons from this match," said coach Shin Tae-yong.

The Indonesian team arrived at the AFF Cup 2024 with an average age of 21.3. The archipelago nation is the youngest in the tournament. For various reasons, coach Shin Tae-yong was unable to call up experienced players or those who had recently been naturalized. He tried to use Asnawi Mangkualam from the start but it did not show any results.

The Indonesian team tried to defend deep in the first half. They kept the score at 0-0 and put the Vietnamese team in a deadlock. The second half was when the Vietnamese team played better, scoring the only goal of the match by Nguyen Quang Hai.

Coach Shin Tae-yong explained the defeat: " We did not have enough time to prepare for this match. The young players also need time to improve and develop. At this time, it is also difficult for me to apply clear tactics to the young players, they need more time to get used to it. I think the 10 teams participating in the AFF Cup have different situations.

We don't have direct flights to countries like Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar. On average, it takes us 15 hours to travel, and when we get to Myanmar, it takes 16 hours. As a coach, I'm also tired of this schedule, so I can't imagine how tired the young players will be. The players also have opinions because their health is affected. Everything is very difficult . "

Vietnam 1-0 Indonesia.

Finally, coach Shin Tae-yong said that we should not compare the Vietnamese team at the time of losing to Indonesia in the World Cup qualifiers and under the reign of coach Kim Sang-sik.

Indonesia has only 4 points and is still at risk of being eliminated. They will meet the Philippines in the final match.

Mai Phuong

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