The Indonesian Football Association gathered 29 players during a special training session that lasts from July 23 to August 8 in the center of Madya, Jakarta. Shin Tae-yong returned to Indonesia on the evening of July 22 after a long vacation in Korea. Even the chairman of PSSI had to use soft measures to persuade him to return to work.
Through this training, Shin Tae-yong wants to find the best factors to build the Indonesian team towards far-reaching goals in the future.
On July 28, Shin, along with a representative of the Korean Embassy in Indonesia, visited the Office of the Indonesian National Sports Commission (KONI) in Jakarta. The 51-year-old coach is planning to build an Indonesian team following the Korean formula in 2002 under Guus Hiddink.
"Indonesian football cannot develop when only a team tries to compete in Southeast Asia, it needs a good system. Indonesia's competitive mentality and physical strength also need to be improved, harsh training is being prepared for my players, "Bola newspaper quoted coach Shin Tae-yong.
Head of the Indonesian National Sports Commission, Marciano expects the home team players will reach the level of the Korean players: "I want the Indonesian players to have a great physical and stamina foundation like South Korea. All Indonesian people will unite to support coach Shin Tae-yong and PSSI to develop Indonesian football. "
The immediate goals of Indonesian football are the 2022 World Cup qualifiers and the focus on the 2020 AFF Cup. Besides, the Korean coach is also tasked with elevating Indonesia U19 to achieve success at U20 World Cup finals.
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