Indonesia vs Argentina, STY Wants the Garuda Squad to Make a Surprise

Nothing is impossible in football. The non-seeded teams have also made surprises several times by achieving positive results against giant teams. This is also expected by the coach of the Indonesian national team, Shin Tae-yong (STY).

Ahead of the Indonesia vs Argentina match, Shin Tae-yong hopes that the Garuda squad can make a surprise against the 2022 World Cup champion. However, it wasn’t him who could determine the surprise.

“I also wanted to give a surprise to be honest. However, it was not me who gave the surprise, but the players themselves who had to be able to show it on the field,” said Shin Tae-yong in a press conference, Sunday (18/6/2023).

The position of the Indonesian national team with Argentina itself in the FIFA rankings is like the sky. Currently, Indonesia is ranked 149th. Meanwhile, Argentina is the world’s number 1 national team.

The surprise was recorded by Shin Tae-yong on the 2018 World Cup stage. At that time, STY, who coached South Korea (South Korea), made a surprise by beating Germany 2-0 in the group phase.

Der Panzer – the nickname of the German national team, which at that time was the defending champion of the World Cup, had to stop its journey in the group phase.

The coach of the Indonesian national football team Shin Tae Yong supervises the national team players during light training at field A Senayan, Jakarta June 15 2023.

Talking about Argentina as world champion, Shin Tae-yong doesn’t have much judgment. One thing he does know, Lionel Scaloni’s tango team is a strong team.

“The Argentine team was world champion last year. Even now it is ranked number 1, so no one can judge what the Argentine team is like. I watched Argentina against Australia in China yesterday and it was very clear that the Argentine players were in good condition, able to show their best. too, and have shown that they are world champions,” said Shin Tae-yong.

Furthermore, Shin Tae-yong also believes that the match against Argentina will be a good experience for Pratama Arhan et al, especially to face the 2023 Asian Cup.

“This match will be a big help before going to the Asian Cup by competing against Argentina,” said the 52-year-old coach.

The Indonesia vs Argentina match in the FIFA Matchday match will be presented at the Bung Karno Stadium, Monday (19/6/2023) evening at 19.30 WIB.