Indonesia U-23 Makes History because PSSI Believes in STY

CNN Indonesia

Sunday, 28 Apr 2024 14:25 IWST

The success of the U-23 National Team is in the spotlight of the Vietnamese media. (ANTARA FOTO/HO-PSSI)

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —

A number media Vietnam highlighting success U-23 Indonesian National Team who made history in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup after reaching the semifinals.

This year is the debut of the U-23 Indonesian National Team in the U-23 Asian Cup. However, Indonesia was not nervous and put on an impressive game.

After a controversial defeat to hosts Qatar, Garuda Muda beat Australia and Jordan, until finally one of the champion candidates, South Korea in the quarter-finals.

Reaching the semifinals of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup is new history for the U-23 National Team. This achievement was highlighted by a number of Vietnamese media.

In the title of one of his articles, Thethao247 assessed that the success of the U-23 National Team in the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup was due to PSSI’s full trust in coach Shin Tae Yong.

“Indonesia U-23 Creates History, PSSI Really Trusts Coach Shin Tae Yong,” wrote Thethao247.

In the report, it was stated that even though Shin Tae Yong had not yet won the title for Indonesia, PSSI still believed in the potential of the coach from South Korea.

One of the trusts given by PSSI to STY is through a project to grant citizenship to players of Indonesian descent who play in Europe.

Shin Tae Yong was contracted by PSSI from the end of 2019 until the end of 2023. However, after that PSSI extended STY’s contract until the end of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup. After achieving the target of qualifying from the group phase, PSSI continued collaborating with STY.

Meanwhile, Soha believes that the Indonesian U-23 National Team can still make another surprise, namely aiming to win the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup.

“Even though coach Shin Tae Yong’s team is underestimated compared to its opponents, they have the basis to aim for a much bigger and more difficult goal, namely the championship title,” said Soha.

The Indonesian U-23 national team will face Uzbekistan in the semifinals of the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup at the Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Monday (29/4) evening.

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2024-04-28 07:25:32
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