Shin Tae Yong Touches on Vietnam Players Who Touch the Indonesian National Team

Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – The Indonesian national team coach, Shin Tae-yong, mentioned Vietnamese players who often teased Indonesian national team players.

“Maybe he can't read articles. What Dutch player could possibly play in the Indonesian National Team. Because he has an Indonesian passport, so he can play in the Indonesian National Team. It's impossible for the Dutch National Team to play in the Indonesian National Team,” said Shin Tae Yong while leading team training in Jakarta, Monday (18/3/2024).

As previously reported, Vietnam player, Do Duy Manh, launched a war of nerves by saying he was confused about facing Indonesia or the Netherlands because there were too many naturalized players.

Indonesia is currently undergoing initial training before facing Vietnam in the 2026 World Cup qualifying match.

During training at the Madya Stadium in Jakarta, a number of players who play abroad have joined training, including Jay Idzes, Nathan Tjoe-A-On, and Rafael Struick.

In their first training, the Red and White squad focused on eating a fitness training menu because a number of players had just gone on a long journey.

“Because it was our first day of training, especially since many of the players were from abroad, the journey was very long and certainly tiring, and the local players were the same, this weekend they were competing,” said Shin Tae Yong.

It was said that there were still a number of players who had not been able to join in the initial training which was attended by 22 players.

Regarding nutrition for players when fasting, Shin said that his team is currently providing the best nutrition for Asnawi CS who is fasting.

“Fasting is just going on, nutritionally we are giving the best in this situation,” said Shin.