Indonesian team criticized, coach Shin Tae-yong responds

To date, the Indonesian national team has scored 4 goals and conceded 4 goals in 3 matches at the AFF Cup 2024. All of Indonesia's goals have come from set pieces, including penalties, throw-ins by Pratama Arhan, and corner kicks.

According to Bola Sport , this has led some fans to criticize Shin Tae-yong's tactics because the team has yet to score from open play combinations.

When asked about this issue at the press conference ahead of the match against the Philippines, coach Shin Tae-yong didn't hesitate to retort. He argued that scoring from any situation, whether open play or set pieces, is not debatable. The South Korean coach even pointed out that the Philippines, Indonesia's upcoming opponent, had conceded all their goals from set pieces in their last three matches.

Coach Shin Tae-yong faced criticism in the press conference ahead of the match against the Philippines national team.

"On the contrary, I'm the one who needs to ask. Why did the Philippines national team concede all their goals from set pieces and not from open play? ", Coach Shin Tae-yong replied at a press conference on Friday (December 20).

The South Korean coach continued: "Perhaps the question I received was ill-intentioned or lacked goodwill."

Meanwhile, Indonesian national team striker Hokky Caraka also stated that there is no problem if the team only scores from set pieces. The most important thing is the result, and every goal is valuable.

" The pressure of not scoring from open play is certainly there. However, everything depends on the situation on the field. Whether we score from open play or set pieces, it's still a goal. If it helps us win, why not? Hopefully, we can score from open play against the Philippines as expected and win," striker Hokky Caraka shared.

Philippines national team coach Albert Capellas dismissed the notion that his team has a weakness in set-piece situations: "Those are unfortunate situations, and in football, that sometimes happens."

Coach Capellas also expressed regret that Myanmar had three 1-1 draws despite the players' efforts. "I think the Philippines national team deserved more points than they currently have in the standings ," added Coach Capellas.

The match between the Indonesian and Philippine national teams will take place at Manahan Stadium at 8 PM on December 21st. At the same time, the Vietnamese national team will host Myanmar at Viet Tri Stadium.

Son Tung

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