The Indonesian team has finalized the list of 28 players going to the UAE to play the remaining 3 matches of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Coach Shin Tae-yong is very decisive with personnel decisions. Before leaving, this strategist continued to emphasize the weaknesses of the home team.
According to indo Sport, Mr. Shin Tae-yong wants the players to show their diligence on the training ground. He emphasized that his students did not have a strong fighting spirit and lacked a fighting spirit. To give the Indonesian players a psychological benefit, in a recent meeting, he showed the whole team how to review the Man City - PSG match in the Champions League semi-finals.
"The players watched a video of the Man City - PSG match where Man City players received billions of rupiah in salary but still fought with the ball. Take the example of Osvaldo Haay. He is a striker but has to return to support when he loses the ball, if he does that, the team will hardly lose. If there is no spirit or mentality to retreat to support and participate in defense, everything will be very difficult," said Mr. Shin Tae-yong.
Mr. Shin Tae-yong led the Korean team at the 2018 World Cup. He believes that the Indonesian players have the same potential as the Korean players. However, the problem that the team of the archipelago needs to improve is its weakness in physical strength as well as defensive awareness and competitive spirit.
He pledged to improve these things when the team traveled to the UAE to train, reaffirming the goal of winning against Vietnam, the UAE and Thailand in the remaining 3 matches of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. "The coaching staff will try their best. I believe I will help the team get the best results in the remaining 3 matches," Mr. Shin Tae-yong shared.
According to the schedule, the Indonesian team will fly to the UAE in the early morning of May 17. After that, 5 players playing abroad will join the team including Elkan Baggott (England), Asnawi Mangkualam (Korea), Egypt Maulana (Poland), Witan Sulaeman (serbia), Ryuji Utomo (Malaysia). According to the schedule, the Indonesian team will have 2 friendly matches against Afghanistan (25) and Oman (29) to review the squad
