Coach Park Hang Seo: “The players played with great effort and dedication with the pride of the Vietnamese team”

Vietnam Tel came to be a guest on Saitama Stadium with many difficulties. However, the army of Coach Park Hang Seo had a brave match when holding Japan with a score of 1-1. This can be seen as the historical score of Vietnamese football before Japan. With this draw, Vietnam Tel has 4 points, equal to the score of Thailand in the third qualifying round of a World Cup.

“Firstly, we finished the third qualifying round with a result of 1 win, 1 draw, 8 losses. This is not a good result. We wanted a better result but in the last match away from home. It’s good to have such a point,” said Coach Park Hang Seo.

The Korean leader gave many compliments to his students. He shared: “Many Vietnamese fans came to the field to cheer for us today. The players worked hard and did their best with the pride of the Vietnamese team to achieve this result.”

Despite the impressive draw against Japan, coach Park Hang Seo said that Vietnamese football cannot be complacent with this result. “We know that in Vietnam today, I have already done my 5th year. Vietnamese football still lacks a lot of things. Even though today’s draw with Japan, we still lack a lot to develop football. In In the future, when the economy goes up, the potential of Vietnamese football will be more developed,” said Mr. Park.

The Korean leader emphasized: “Today, Japan drew Vietnam 1-1 but they are still the top team in Asia. This result cannot make us underestimate the Japanese team and the football background. They have a very complete football service system and are still the top team in the continent.”

Coach Park Hang Seo did not forget to praise the young players, especially the central defender duo Viet Anh and Thanh Binh, who played very well against Japan. “The team has never been in such a bad situation, faced with many difficulties, but also met Japan away from home. There was a lot of pressure. I think in the first half, we didn’t lose a goal. Thanh Binh, he plays very well, is very confident.Binh has experience after the match against China.Viet Anh also played well after the game of Oman.They need games like this to grow up and build a defense for them. the future of Vietnamese football,” said Mr. Park.

The Korean leader said that this is not a result for Vietnamese football to be satisfied with. Vietnam Tel needs to work towards bigger plans in the future to be able to participate in many campaigns in the 3rd qualifying round of a World Cup. “To participate in the World Cup qualifiers, we have to wait another 4 years. Now how to calculate the next time, the Vietnamese team has better results, but we can’t let time pass indefinitely. Looking back on how to build the system. Four years from now, I don’t know if I’ll still be in Vietnam or not. I think Vietnamese football needs to build the administrative side, structure, support for players, for the bridge. use experiences like this to develop,” the 63-year-old strategist expressed.

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