After the loss to Australia, coach Shin Tae Yong suddenly mentioned the possibility of resigning as head coach of the Indonesian team. The Korean coach shared: "I received the offer a week ago. I will not accept an offer to lead another Southeast Asian team again. I still have many contract extension discussions with PSSI.
Of course, if I leave early, I will have to pay compensation. Currently, I still keep my promise to work for the Indonesian team until my contract expires in June 6.
In response to this information, President of the Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI), Erick Thohir, affirmed: "Professionally, I will not prevent coach Shin Tae Yong from resigning. I'm a professional so I follow those principles."
Recently, billionaire Erick Thohir said he has no intention of extending the contract with coach Shin Tae Yong. Instead, PSSI wants to wait for the results of the Indonesian U23 team in the U23 Asian Championship to decide the future of the Korean strategist.
They assigned coach Shin Tae Yong the task of bringing the team past the group stage of the Asian U23 tournament. In that tournament, U23 Indonesia was in the same group as Australia, Jordan and Qatar. This is a difficult group for coach Shin Tae Yong's team. This is an important tournament when the three strongest teams will win the right to attend the 2024 Olympics.