In order to prepare the best force for the competition with the Vietnamese team in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers at the end of March, coach Shin Tae Yong has made plans early with the top priority being the naturalized players playing in Europe.
According to Indonesian media, the Korean coach is spending two weeks in Europe to check the form of some players before naming them for the two 2026 World Cup qualifiers against the Vietnamese team. One of the faces that Mr. Shin is interested in is striker Ole Romeny, who is highly rated in the FC Emmen squad in the Netherlands. There are also a series of other names that he really needs to strengthen the team of this country.
At the recent 2023 Asian Cup, Indonesia surpassed the Vietnamese team thanks to the core of naturalized players. Therefore, it is not surprising that they will continue to maintain this strength when coach Shin Tae Yong continues to travel to Europe in the past few days.
Indonesia has used up to 8 foreign-born players to participate in the 2023 Asian Cup and that number will increase as the two upcoming matches with the Vietnamese team are very important in the journey to compete for tickets to the final qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia. Therefore, Mr. Shin is spending a lot of time in the Netherlands and Belgium to specifically check the performance of the players in his sights.
Coach Shin Tae Yong shared: "I went to Europe this time to check the performance of the players, at the teams I visited." For this Korean coach, his future in Indonesia will also be answered after March, when the Indonesian Football Federation has "suspended" a very good income if the team of this country wins the Vietnam team in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
The contract between Mr. Shin and the Indonesian Football Federation will expire in June this year, but the Indonesian Football Federation has not yet made any move to extend it, but will wait until after two matches with the Vietnamese team. If the Indonesian team achieves good results, the door to renewing Mr. Shin's contract will be wide open, with his income rumored to double, from the current 800,000 USD to 1.5 million USD/year.
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