ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA – Shin Tae-yong was officially fired as coach of the Indonesian national team by the Chairman of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI), Erick Thohir, Monday, January 6 2025.
According to Erick, the Indonesian national team needs better leadership.
The following is the reason why Shin Tae-yong was fired;
First, the absurd formation when Indonesia lost to China in the 2026 World Cup Qualification. In the continuation of the fourth matchday of the 2026 World Cup Qualification last October, Shin Tae-yong played a 5-4-1 formation relying on Like Jenner and Nathan Tjoe-A-On as the main midfielders.
This decision was considered a blunder, because the Indonesian national team failed to maintain the rhythm of the game and often lost moments when carrying out counter attacks.
It was only after Thom Haye entered in the second half that the Indonesian national team was able to put up resistance and finally scored a goal in return.
Second, Eliano Reijnders is rarely played.
Shin Tae-yong’s decision to rarely play Eliano Reijnders has become a public question, even though PSSI has officially completed the player’s naturalization process. Even though Eliano has a lot of flying experience in Europe and provides color for the Indonesian national team’s attack line.
Apart from that, Shin Tae-yong also made PSSI’s struggle to naturalize Eliano Reijnders look futile by rarely playing the PEC Zwolle star.
Third, they were defeated by the Philippines in the 2024 AFF Cup.
The defeat of the Indonesian national team to the Philippines meant that Garuda was eliminated from the 2024 AFF Cup.
The Indonesian national team failed to advance to the semifinals of the 2024 AFF Cup after only finishing third in Group C.
In the last match, the Indonesian national team lost to the Philippines with a narrow score of 1-0 through Bjorn Martin Kristensen’s penalty.
In fact, the Indonesian national team only needs a draw to qualify for the semifinals. The defeat to the Philippines at home was a bad report for Shin Tae-yong, resulting in the coach being fired from the Indonesian national team. (AT Network)
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