Hoping for Mentality ala Shin Tae-yong
Shin Tae-yong admitted Thailand has many quality players. However, he assessed that the Indonesian players also have a mentality that is no less good.
Fachruddin Aryanto of Indonesia, right, and Irfan Fandi of Singapore compete for the ball during the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 semi-final second leg match between Indonesia and Singapore in Singapore, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2021.
JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Luck has never been on the side of the Indonesian national football team when playing against Thailand in the final of the AFF Cup. The records of the two teams show that Thailand is superior to Indonesia. This year Thailand is again the favorite thanks to the quality of the players it has. Meanwhile, Indonesia hopes to defeat Thailand from the mentality of coach Shin Tae-yong.
The two teams will meet again in the AFF Cup final at the Singapore National Stadium, Wednesday (29/12/2021) at 19:30 WIB. Indonesia has a bad record, always having trouble overcoming Thailand in crucial AFF Cup matches. When the AFF Cup was still called the Tiger Cup in 2000, Indonesia was beaten by Thailand 1-4 in the final at that time. Then, in the 2002 edition of the Tiger Cup, Indonesia was defeated by the “War Elephant” team through a penalty shootout 2-4 after a 1-1 draw in normal time.