Shin Tae-yong Successfully Forces Mancini to Change Tactics, Indonesia Becomes Dark Horse in Asian Zone Qualification

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Shin Tae-yong Successfully Forces Mancini to Change Tactics, Indonesia Becomes Dark Horse in Asian Zone Qualification

Jeddah, Todaysgist.com – Indonesian National Team Coach Shin Tae-yong said that his team will continue to provide surprises, such as when they held Saudi Arabia to a 1-1 draw in the opening match of the third round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in the Asian zone, in Jeddah, Friday (6/9/2024).

“I have great confidence in Indonesian players. I will push them to the highest level. We have a clear goal in this tournament, the team will be a dark horse in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers,” said the South Korean coach at a press conference after the match at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium.

Indonesia were not highly regarded before Saudi Arabia’s visit as visitors. They are 77 places behind the hosts in the FIFA rankings, and have a poor history of confrontations, with only one 0-0 draw in a friendly and 11 losses in 12 meetings.

However, the team coached by Shin Tae-yong surprised everyone by getting one point.

Indonesia took the lead through Ragnar Oratmagoen in the 19th minute, before being levelled by Musab Al Juwayr’s shot in the third minute of first-half stoppage time.

Indonesia’s draw was largely due to new naturalized goalkeeper Maarten Paes who successfully blocked a penalty kick in the 76th minute, and also made a series of brilliant saves.

“This first match had a difficult start, the hot weather affected both teams. However, we performed very well. I am satisfied with the level of my players,” said Coach Shin.

He was also secretly proud of forcing the opposing team’s coach Roberto Mancini to change tactics and still not be able to beat his team. “Mancini is a very good coach, he changed the way Saudi Arabia played in that match. However, I also have enough information about their players, so I know how to deal with it,” said Shin.

Before the third qualifying round, Indonesia was ranked second in Group F of the second qualifying round, ahead of its arch-rival Vietnam and only behind Iraq. This is the first time the team is participating in the third qualifying round of the World Cup, and is expected to finish third or fourth going into the fourth qualifying round.

In this third round, Indonesia is in the same group as China, Australia, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Japan.

In the second match on September 10, Indonesia will return to Gelora Bung Karno to host Australia.

Shin Tae-yong Successfully Forces Mancini to Change Tactics, Indonesia Becomes Dark Horse in Asian Zone Qualification

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