Coach Park: ‘Oman isn’t so scary’

*Vietnam – Oman: 19:00 on Thursday 24/3, on VnExpress.

“At the moment the team is in bad shape. Not only injuries but also many Covid-19 cases that must be isolated. This affects our strength. Focused and ready for more than 10 days, but some members are busy playing to keep up with the V-League. The situation is very difficult in general.” Coach Park shared at a press conference on the morning of March 23 on the My Dinh page. “However, this is the last game at home. We will try. The situation is not good but we don’t know what the result will be.”

Since the reunion on March 15, Coach Park has had to be called up many times due to injuries to centre-backs Tran Dinh Trong, Bui Tien Dung, Phan Van Duc, To Van Vu, Nguyen Phong Hong Duy, and two players were called up. In addition, Dao Van Nam and Nguyen Van Hoang both have Covid-19. Instead, the team has had some new faces – something Coach Park has often done since the defeat in the 2020 AFF Cup. Asked about the possibility of giving the rookie a chance, he said: “Currently the team has eight Covid-19 players who are in isolation, reluctantly. I’ll have to call some of the U23s instead. It’s hard to say ahead of time whether they will be kicked out or not. Because we are also determined to beat Oman in the last training session. I’ll see how it goes this afternoon.”

After losing seven times and winning once – against China with a score of 3-1, Vietnam is still at the bottom of Group B. Oman also has no hope of competing, but wants to protect its current fourth place. In the first leg, Vietnam took the lead thanks to his efforts Nguyen Tien Linh the end of the first half but lose 1-3 all because of set pieces – including a corner early in the second half. “Obviously, in the first leg we lost to Oman from a corner situation. We understand. In the second leg, the team will focus more on this issue. The coaching staff have given the players good training. Now the players know how. dealing with that kind of angle.”

Regarding the pressure of achievement in this match, Coach Park said: “For the coach, any match, any tournament, any class, strong or weak team, big or small tournament is always stressful and worrying. Tomorrow, Vietnam will play at home, The fans really want to win. Even though the team’s situation is not good, we still don’t know what the outcome will be. Just know that Vietnam will work hard and focus on showing the best image.”

“In the first leg, Vietnam lost to Oman with a higher, stronger FIFA position. But they are not too scary, not a terrible opponent,” added the Korean leader. “I’m just worried the team has too many long-term injuries like Dang Van Lam, Phan Van Duc, Tran Dinh Trong… They are all key players. Eight players with Covid-19 right now I don’t know. well. I hope they play well to create a healthy competition, even though they are younger and less experienced players so I don’t know. how to show it”.

Lam You

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