Indonesian team criticized, coach Shin Tae-yong responds

Up to this point, the Indonesian team has scored 4 goals and conceded 4 goals after 3 matches at the AFF Cup 2024. All of the Indonesian team's goals were scored from set pieces, including penalty kicks, Pratama Arhan's throw-ins and corner kicks.

According to Bola Sport , this has led some fans to criticize Shin Tae-yong's tactics as the team has yet to score from open play.

When asked about this issue at a press conference before the match with the Philippines, coach Shin Tae-yong did not hesitate to respond. He said that scoring from any situation, whether it is a live ball or a set piece, is not controversial. The Korean coach even pointed out that the Philippines, Indonesia's upcoming opponent, has conceded all of its goals from set pieces in the last three matches.

Coach Shin Tae-yong faces criticism at press conference ahead of match against Philippines

"On the contrary, I am the one who should be asking. Why did the Philippines concede all the goals from set pieces and not from live balls? ", coach Shin Tae-yong replied at a press conference on Friday (December 20).

The Korean coach continued: "Perhaps the question I received was not intended or was not well-intentioned."

Meanwhile, Indonesia striker Hokky Caraka also said that there is no problem if the team of thousands of islands only scores from set pieces. The most important thing is the result and every goal has value.

" The pressure of not scoring from open play is definitely there. However, everything depends on the situation on the pitch. Whether scoring from open play or from a set piece, it is still a goal. If that helps us win, why not? Hopefully we can score from open play against the Philippines as expected and win," said striker Hokky Caraka.

Philippines coach Albert Capellas dismissed the notion that his team has a weakness in set pieces: "They are unfortunate situations, and in football, this sometimes happens."

Mr. Capellas also expressed regret that Myanmar had three draws with the same score of 1-1, despite the efforts of the players. "I think the Philippines team deserves more points than what they have on the rankings ," coach Capellas added.

The match between Indonesia and the Philippines will take place at Manahan Stadium at 8:00 p.m. on December 21. At the same time, Vietnam will host Myanmar at Viet Tri Stadium.

Son Tung

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