Controversy continues over coach Shin Tae-yong (56), who was dismissed in a surprise move even after transforming Indonesian soccer.

● Despite his all-time record of ranking 50th in FIFA rankings, he was 'exited'

The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) announced on Thursday that it would terminate Shin's contract with Indonesia's senior national team and the U-23 national team. "I wish Shin the best for the future," the Indonesian Football Association said. "The decision was made based on the long-term review and evaluation of the long-term goals that the national team should achieve," the PSSI said.
Shin's dismissal seems to be the direct cause of his failure to advance to the semifinals of the 2024 Mitsubishi Cup, which is called the Southeast Asian World Cup. However, as PSSI extended his contract until 2027 with high praise for Shin's performance in June last year, many say that he was suddenly dismissed. Shin took the helm of Indonesia in 2020 and became the runner-up at the 2020 Mitsubishi Cup, and was treated as a soccer hero in the region as he approached the finals of the Olympics by beating Australia and South Korea at the under-23 Asian Cup, which also served as qualifiers for the Paris Olympics last year. He is ranking third (6 points) after Australia (7 points) at the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. 먹튀검증

● Controversy over the new coach, who has most of his coaching experience

The controversy heated up as it was reported that PSSI had selected Patrick Kluivert (49) from the Netherlands as a successor immediately after the replacement of Shin. Fabrizio Romano, a journalist familiar with the European transfer market, said on his social media (SNS), "Kluivert has completed his contract as the new head coach of Indonesia," and added, "There will be an announcement on the 12th." Kluivert, who played in big leagues such as Italy, Spain and England as a leading striker in the Netherlands during his active career, spent most of his leadership career as a coach. His only formal experience as a head coach was taking charge of the Curiaso national team and Adana Demirspor (Turkiye), an island country with a population of 160,000 in the Caribbean.

Shin Jae-won (27), the son of Shin, who currently plays for Seongnam FC in the K League 2, said on PSSI's official SNS, "I will see how much you guys go without Shin. Shin criticized Indonesia for putting everything into the current level." He also strongly criticized PSSI on his SNS, saying, "I ranked third in the World Cup qualifying round after raising the FIFA rankings by 50 levels for five years. How can I be dismissed?"

●"Best Director in Life"… The players also expressed their disappointment

Indonesian players who had been coached by Shin were also disappointed. "The level of interest and guidance Shin showed to the players was different," wrote Asnawi, who also played in the K League 2 as team captain. "Thank you for everything." Witan Suleiman also expressed his respect, calling him the "best leader in my life." Justin Herbner also praised Shin for taking me and Indonesia to the next level.