Shin Tae-yong, head coach of the Indonesian U-23 national team, who was about to face Hwang Seon-hong on an important road to the Paris Olympics, received an apology in Korean from an Indonesian reporter.
Apology for questions related to egg baptism in 2018 using mobile phone translator
Coach Shin Tae-yong attended a pre-press conference held on the 25th ahead of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup quarterfinals against Korea held at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, at 2:30 a.m. on the 26th (Korean time). did.
When Coach Shin, who expressed his feelings about dealing with his country, stood up after the press conference, Haris Pardede, a reporter for Indonesian media outlet Boladoang, approached and handed his cell phone to Coach Shin.
I thought I was asking a question that I couldn't ask at the press conference, but it was actually a message of apology to Director Shin.
Reporter Pardede visited Indonesia's official training the previous day and asked Coach Shin whether he thought being showered with eggs by Korean fans at the airport after being eliminated in the group stage of the 2018 Russia World Cup would be motivation for this Korean match.
Director Shin, who usually gave cheerful answers to difficult questions, suddenly became distorted.
This is because several years have passed and the past was revealed that had nothing to do with the Olympic qualifiers. Director Shin said, “Not at all. He doesn't care. “As long as you always do your best, you don’t have to worry about that,” he answered roundly. The Russia World Cup remains a painful memory for Coach Shin. At the time, they surprised the world by beating Tank Corps Germany 2-0 in the final group game, but ultimately failed to advance to the round of 16. Director Shin was later showered with eggs by some angry fans upon his return to Korea. As the match against Korea took place in this tournament and the video from that time was recently circulated again through Indonesian social networking services (SNS), reporter Pardede, who did not properly understand the context, asked Director Shin a related question. Reporter Pardede, who realized late that the question was inappropriate, used a mobile phone translator at the press conference the next day to apologize to Director Shin in Korean, saying, “I sincerely apologize for asking an unpleasant question yesterday.” Director Shin, who saw this, smiled and patted reporter Pardede on the shoulder before leaving the press conference. After advancing to the round of 16 of the 2023 Asian Cup, Coach Shin advanced Indonesia to the quarterfinals for the first time in history at the 2024 U-23 Asian Cup, which also served as a qualifier for the Paris Olympics. With the contract expiring in June, local voices are growing calling for a renewal of the contract with coach Shin, who has emerged as a soccer hero in Indonesia. 성인웹툰
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