Coach Shin Tae-yong could still be fired even though Indonesia enters the round of 16 of the Asian Cup

"Previously, there was information that if coach Shin Tae-yong brought the Indonesian team to the round of 16 of the 2023 Asian Cup, he would be rewarded by PSSI President Erick Thohir with a new contract until 2027. It turns out that this is not the case, there must be more conditions," BolaTimes reported on January 27.

Coach Shin Tae-yong is still not safe to continue leading the Indonesian team.

The Indonesian team qualified for the group stage of the 2023 Asian Cup partly thanks to luck, after the Oman team unexpectedly let the underdog Kyrgyzstan draw 1-1 in the final round of Group F. Thanks to that, the archipelago team, with 3 points from a 1-0 win over Vietnam and a goal difference of -3, squeezed through the narrow door to the round of 16 as one of the 4 third-place teams with the best results.

In the round of 16, the Indonesian team will face a very strong opponent, the Australian team, at 6:30 p.m. on January 28. If they win in a shocking way, in the quarterfinals, the Indonesian team could meet the South Korean team - the homeland of coach Shin Tae-yong, if this team also wins against Saudi Arabia.

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"This is my dream. It will be extremely interesting and emotional if the Indonesian team can face the Korean team at the Asian Cup. Football is very unpredictable now, anything can happen," coach Shin Tae-yong shared in an interview with Yonhap news agency (South Korea) on January 27.

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According to BolaTimes : "In the event that the Indonesian team reaches the quarterfinals of the 2023 Asian Cup, it may change the current stance of PSSI President Erick Thohir. But if the opposite happens, coach Shin Tae-yong will have to fulfill one more condition to be able to extend his contract. That is to bring the Indonesian U.23 team to the quarterfinals of the U.23 Asian Cup, which will also take place in Qatar next April (from April 15 to May 3)."

"If these conditions fail, coach Shin Tae-yong will be fired in the near future. PSSI President Erick Thohir has directly stated this condition to Shin Tae-yong," BolaTimes shared.

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