CHAIRMAN PSSI General, Mochamad Iriawan, confirm Shin Tae-yong not offended and nothing deadlock when PSSI discussed with the South Korean tactician. Mochamad Iriawan said the discussion only went less than optimal because Shin Tae-yong rushed to Bali on Thursday, January 13, 2022.
For your information, Shin Tae-yong did go to Bali on Thursday, January 13, 2022. He wants to directly monitor local players who appear in Liga 1 2021-2022 in order to be called up to the U-23 Indonesian National Team, which is prepared to appear on the FIFA Matchday January and 2022 AFF U-23 Cup.
(Chairman of PSSI, Mochamad Iriawan)
“No (deadlock-ed),” said Mochamad Iriawan to reporters in Jakarta.
“The meeting has not been maximized because Shin has to rush to Bali. It will be continued again in detail when he returns (to Jakarta-ed),” said Iriawan.
According to the man who is familiarly called Iwan Bule, the discussion with Shin Tae-yong revolved around the performance of the Indonesian national team in the 2020 AFF Cup. In the tournament which took place in Singapore, the Indonesian national team came out as runner-up after losing 2-6 on aggregate to Thailand in the final. .
The news about the deadlock in communication between PSSI and Shin Tae-yong was conveyed by PSSI Executive Committee member Haruna Soemitro in a discussion with one of the online media.
“Earlier we were ‘deadlocked’ and then we will follow up. He (Shin Tae-yong -ed) will rush to Bali,” said Haruna Soemitro.
Haruna Soemitro also felt that PSSI’s communication with Shin Tae-yong was not okay because the South Korean tactician was offended when he was criticized and given input from PSSI officials. Offended what is meant here is, Shin Tae-yong is a bit annoyed being called the same as the previous coaches, which only brought the Indonesian national team to finish runner-up.
