2024-05-03 05:03:07
Shin Tae-yong, coach of the Indonesian under-23 soccer team, who is competing with Iraq for the right to participate in the Paris Olympics, pledged to win, saying he had risked his soccer career.
Indonesia, led by coach Shin Tae-yong, will play Iraq in the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Cup third place match at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, at 0:30 a.m. on the 3rd (Korean time).
The winner of the third place match will advance to the 2024 Paris Olympics. If they lose, they will have to play against Guinea, ranked 4th in the African regional qualifiers, in a single match to aim for advancement to the Olympics.
Coach Shin Tae-yong, ahead of the Iraq game, said, “I looked back at the semifinal match against Uzbekistan. “I have put my entire 40-year soccer career on the line, but this is a disappointing result,” he said. “The players will be mentally difficult due to the loss in the semifinals.” It is the director’s ability to recover quickly and then prepare for the next step. He expressed his candidacy by saying, “I will prepare for the war in Iraq with a new mind.”
Coach Shin Tae-yong is creating new history by leading Indonesia in this tournament. Coach Shin led Indonesia to the U23 Asian Cup finals for the first time in history and advanced to the semifinals by defeating Australia, Jordan, and Korea in the finals.
With just one more win, Indonesia will participate in the Olympics for the first time in 68 years since the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
Ahead of an important game, Coach Shin Tae-yong said, “The players are having a hard time physically, so they are resting well. Physical strength and mental recovery are the most important.” “We are focusing all of our efforts on that aspect,” he said.
Along with the preparation of players, the importance of fair judgment by referees was also emphasized. Indonesia’s penalty kick decision was invalidated after video review (VAR) in the semifinals. The opponent’s net was shaken once, but the score was canceled due to offside as a result of VAR.
Coach Shin said, “The players did their best in the semifinals, but the difficult part is that their fate can be decided by a single whistle from the referee.” He added, “For AFC to develop further and (Asia) to play better soccer, the players must do their best and support each other.” “It is important to respect,” he argued.
When asked by reporters, ‘Is this remark meant to put pressure on the referee of the Iraq game?’, Coach Shin Tae-yong said, “That is not what I meant at all.” “I was just saying that everyone must respect for the development of the AFC,” he said. “Players must respect the referee, and the referee must also respect the sweating players, the manager on the bench, and the coaching staff to prevent any untoward incidents.” “I’m just asking out of pure intentions,” he said.
(Seoul = News 1)
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