Indonesian coach: 'We must beat Vietnam'

On the afternoon of January 18, speaking at a press conference before the match against the Vietnamese team, coach Shin Tae-young of the Indonesian team said: "Vietnam and Indonesia know each other very well, having faced each other many times, not only in regional tournaments, but also in the World Cup qualifiers. But this is a very important match that we have no choice but to win to keep our chances of advancing, after losing the opening match."

Talking about the preparation for the match on January 19, the Korean strategist said: "I just try to focus on helping my players improve. I hope they understand and follow my instructions. I also don't want the players to play the old football of just running and shooting. We lost the first match so this match is very important. We have to win."

Meanwhile, Indonesian player Jordi Amat said that we must be highly focused when facing the Vietnamese team: "This will be a difficult match, we must win. We will try to have a good performance.

We lost the first match against Iraq, which made me very sad. We conceded 3 goals but the second goal was offside. I feel that Indonesia is improving every day. Today will be a big match against Vietnam. They lost to Japan but played very well. So we have to try our best to beat them. The whole team will try to control the ball. This is a challenge for Southeast Asian teams. This tournament is great with high professional quality,'' Indonesian center-back Jordi Amat concluded.

The Vietnamese team will face Indonesia in the second match of Group D of the 2023 Asian Cup at 9:30 p.m. on January 19, Hanoi time./.