Indonesian newspapers are worried that coach Shin Tae-yong has never won against the Vietnamese team at the AFF Cup

Bola newspaper: Indonesia lacks confidence against the Vietnamese team

The Indonesian team started the 2024 AFF Cup with a difficult 1-0 victory over Myanmar, before falling into disaster when the Laos team was held to a 2-2 draw in the second round of Group B. This aroused There were many pessimistic assessments when coach Shin Tae-yong and his team faced the Vietnamese team.

Even sheets Bola He also affirmed that “Indonesia is lacking confidence” in the away trip to Viet Tri Stadium at 8:00 p.m. on December 15. Against the Vietnam team, the momentum is high after a strong 4-1 win over Laos and a few more days off. .

Writer Hery Kurniawan is especially worried when pointing out that coach Shin Tae-yong has not been able to help the Indonesian team have any victory against the Vietnamese team in the AFF Cup arena.

Shin Tae-yong’s poor performance against Vietnam at the AFF Cup

In fact, the two teams have met three times at the Southeast Asian Championship since coach Shin Tae-yong was invited by PSSI, starting with a 0-0 draw in the group stage of AFF Cup 2020.

At the 2022 AFF Cup, the island team drew 0-0 at home before being defeated by the Vietnamese team with a score of 2-0 thanks to a double from Tien Linh – who later won the throne. Top scorer of the tournament.

At the AFF Cup 2024, Tien Linh continued to extend his impressive form with an escape and a cross-angle shot to increase the score to 2-0 for the Vietnamese team against the Laos team.

Having “cleared the air” early in the first match, Tien Linh is very excited to meet a familiar opponent who once brought him many beautiful memories at the SEA Games, World Cup qualifiers or was a stepping stone for him to return. became the first Vietnamese striker to become the AFF Cup top scorer.

In addition, the scoring of Van Toan, Van Vi and Hai Long also helped the Vietnamese team feel more confident in welcoming the demoralized Indonesian opponent, who lost their conductor Marselino Ferdinan after a red card in the 3-3 draw with Laos. December 12.