Coach Shin Tae-yong: 'Vietnam is strong, but Indonesia will play well'

"Vietnam, like other teams in the semi-finals, are all strong teams in Southeast Asia. But I believe Indonesia will play well when they meet them in the final," coach Shin said at the press conference after the semi-final victory over Thailand. Lan.

In the group stage, Indonesia kicked less convincingly, lost 1-2 to Malaysia and only won 1-0 Timor Leste. Thanks to Vietnam defeating the Philippines, Shin's teachers and students were able to enter the semi-finals with the position of the second team with the best record in three groups. However, Indonesia was like a makeover in the semi-finals, playing overwhelmingly and winning 3-1 against Thailand - the home team had just won all three group stage matches, scored eight goals and had not yet conceded.

This victory put Indonesia in the final, meeting Vietnam - the team also easily defeated Malaysia 4-1 in the semi-finals.

According to coach Shin, in the final, Indonesia will play even better in the semi-finals. The Korean leader said: "I have no secret to help Indonesia transform and show a completely different face in the semi-finals. It's simply that the more we kick, the higher our solidarity and play. just get better".

Yesterday's match between Thailand and Indonesia was the first time the two teams met again after the infamous 32nd SEA Games final with two fights in Cambodia in May. Players on both sides still had many dangerous tackles. But coach Shin disagreed with the view that the students kicked violently. He said: "The opponents on the field are also colleagues. I always tell the players not to intentionally injure anyone. But fighting spirit is also very important, that is very important in football."

Coach Shin signed a contract with the Indonesian Football Federation from 2020. He not only holds the national team but also holds the youth teams of the land of thousands of islands, from U17, U20 to U23 and has never won Vietnam, has not won any title. In the last time the two football fields met, Indonesia overcame Vietnam in the semi-finals of the 32nd SEA Games, but the team was led by domestic coach Indra Sjafri.

The semi-final of the 32nd SEA Games is the only mistake that Indonesia has won against Vietnam since 2018. Midfielder Muhammad Ferarri thinks that this is the basis for Indonesia to be confident when meeting Vietnam again in the final of the U23 Southeast Asia tournament in 2023. Player No. 16 said: "The last time we met was in the semi-finals of the SEA Games, we won against Vietnam. So the team is very confident. Hopefully we will also win them in the next match."

But Ferrari refused to rate Vietnam. He said: "It would be better if we focus on ourselves. Indonesia has to review the past matches to see what the team still has, and then quickly fix it to play better in the next match."

The final match between Vietnam and Indonesia will take place at 8pm at Rayong Stadium, Thailand.