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Shin Tae-yong, head coach of the Indonesian national team, has been suffering from rumors from the beginning.
The recent news from the Italian media Tutosport began. The media wrote that `’Eric Tohir, former Inter Milan owner and president of the Indonesian Football Association, wants to qualify for the 2026 World Cup finals’ and ‘We are constantly looking for Indonesian players to achieve this goal, and we have succeeded in finding Jay-Z (Venezia) and others’. Shin Tae-yong, who focuses on physical strength and speed, is no longer satisfied with Indonesia. We are also considering changes on the bench to make a qualitative leap forward, he said. ‘The new coach could be from Europe.’
The local area of Indonesia was turned upside down. Shin Tae-yong’s position has become weak since the elimination of the ‘AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup’ (hereinafter referred to as the Mitsubishi Cup). Shin Tae-yong was evaluated by Tohir. Indonesian national team head coach Nova Aryanto said in the media that `no discussions have taken place.’
Tohir, who is also currently serving as Indonesia’s state enterprise minister, was also found to have met with Dito Ariotejo, the sports minister. It was a meeting of discussions about cooperation between ministries, but he seems to have talked about director Shin. Minister Ariotejo told Bolanet “We are awaiting the decision of the PSSI (Indonesian Football Association),” he declined to give an immediate answer.
Coach Shin agreed to renew his contract with Indonesia in April last year, which will last until 2027. It was based on the performance of advancing to the third qualifying round in the 2026 World Cup in Asia and advancing to the quarterfinals of the U-23 Asian Cup. In the third qualifying round, he is making an unusual move to finish third, contrary to the expectation that he will struggle with teams from one level such as Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and China.
The Mitsubishi Cup is not a competition subject to FIFA’s mandatory borrowing rules. For Indonesia, the mainstay of naturalized players, it was difficult to operate the best power in the first place. Therefore, even before the competition, coach Shin predicted that he would conduct an experimental operation with a team centered on young players. Indonesia beat Myanmar 1-0, but drew 3-3 with Laos, which is considered a step below, and failed to advance to the semifinals with a 0-1 loss to Vietnam. The draw against Laos seems to have scratched the nerves of Tohir rather than the defeat against Vietnam, which has a remarkable ability.
This is not the first time this ‘shaking’ has happened. The chairman of the association’s technical committee, who took over as a coach at the beginning of Shin’s term and stepped down after a conflict, set an unrealistic goal at the association level that did not take into account the FIFA ranking, which was ranked 173rd at the time. The shake seems to continue even though coach Shin is gaining absolute trust from fans, leading Indonesia to the first-ever third qualifying round and defeating Saudi Arabia at home. Tohir’s unique background, which also serves as the president of the Korea Football Association and a key government figure, and his greed to bring out expectations that have recently increased in good performance, seem to have led to arrows that put pressure on coach Shin.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
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