China, South Korea and Indonesia rumored that Shen Tailong would take over the national football team, but he categorically denied the beckoning of the Chinese Football Association

With the Chinese men's football team missing the 2026 World Cup finals ahead of schedule, head coach Ivankovic is expected to leave, and he left China alone on the 14th. The media speculated about the new coach of the national football team, and some media in South Korea and Indonesia pointed out that Shen Tailong, who has led Indonesia to make rapid progress in recent years, is rumored to be a popular candidate, but he categorically denied that the Chinese Football Association beckoned to him.

The Indonesian men's football team has repeatedly achieved good results in recent years, and the picture of Shin Tailong being thrown up by the generals has appeared repeatedly, but with his resignation, it is no more

Shin Tai Long, who led Indonesia's rapid progress, was abruptly dismissed in January. The Indonesian men's soccer team has improved significantly in the five years under the leadership of South Korean coach Shin Tae-ryong, gradually breaking away from the ranks of Asian fish belly teams, and the world ranking has soared from 173rd when he took office to 127th when he was bizarrely fired in January this year, surpassing many Asian teams, including Hong Kong.

Indonesia had a lot of surprises in the round of 18 of the third stage of the 2026 World Cup Asian qualifiers, with one win and one draw against strong rivals Saudi Arabia, and another favorite to qualify, Australia, but at a critical moment, he suddenly dismissed Shen Tailong and was replaced by Dutch star Gujuani. The national football team lost 0:1 away to Indonesia in the penultimate round, announcing early that it was destined for next year's World Cup, even if it defeated Bahrain in the last round, only to avoid the bottom of the group, Ivankovic had to go anyway. Indonesia maintained their level after Guwalt took over, finishing fourth in their group and advancing to the next round of the tournament in a bid for a place in the finals.

Shen Tailong categorically denied the rumors of the national football coach

China, South Korea and Indonesia are hot rumors to take over the national football team, but I categorically deny it. After Shen Tailong left Indonesia, he returned to South Korea to work, Indonesian media CNN Indonesia reported on June 15 that "the Chinese Football Association has included Shen Tailong in the potential candidates for the next national team coach", the news spread widely in China, and South Korea, China and Indonesia There are similar reports in the media, making him the next national football coach hot all of a sudden. However, Shen Tailong himself responded categorically: "Whether formal or informal, I have not received any invitation from the Chinese Football Association." ”

Many football experts and netizens in China do not want Shin Tailong to be the coach of the national football team, and some people said: "A South Korean coach should not be trusted to take over the national football team", he did not respond positively, only said: "Since I have not received any invitation, I don't think there is really any need to create unnecessary confusion, and there is no need to discuss this topic again." ”

Ivankovic left China alone a few days ago, and the scene was deserted

Former South Korean international Shin Tae-ryong served as the caretaker coach of the South Korean men's national football team in 2014, and then retired as an assistant coach, and took charge of different echelons, until Uli Stielike (Uli Stielike) was fired for his poor record in the World Cup qualifiers, and immediately led South Korea to the 2018 World Cup in Russia, but left after South Korea was out of the group stage and caused great criticism. In 2019, China and Indonesia both beckoned to him, and he chose Indonesia.

At that time, Indonesian football was in dire straits, and Shin Tai Long was also willing to take over the fire stick, and he was in charge of the U20, U23 and senior teams. In just a few years, he has led Indonesia out of the bottom and made a name for himself in Asian football, and Shin Tai Long can be said to be the man who helped Indonesian football move from darkness to light. The Indonesian FA chose to sack him at a crucial moment in the World Cup qualifying round, and the Indonesian and South Korean media were puzzled at the time.

The Indonesian team, under the takeover of Guwalt, defeated China at home and made the national football team end up in the 2026 World Cup

Regarding the rumors of the national football coach, Shin Tae-ryong's manager company also issued a statement earlier, saying, "Coach Shin currently has different jobs, including serving as the vice president of the Korean Football Association and being the part-time president of Seongnam FC." Any discussion must be preceded by an offer from China, but so far there has been no action from the Chinese side. ”

Regarding the development of Asian football, Shen Tailong analyzed, "Middle Eastern countries, especially Saudi Arabia, seem to be strong after the league introduces a large number of European players, but in fact, local players have less playing time in their teams, so I believe that their national teams are not as strong as before." On the contrary, Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia are gaining strength. ”