Coach Park avoids mentioning the 31st SEA Games gold medal
HanoiCoach Park Hang-seo is not committed to helping U23 Vietnam defend the gold medal at the SEA Games taking place at home in May.
Coach Park Hang-seo answered the press conference after the 1-0 victory over Korea U20 at Hang Day Stadium on April 22. Image: Lam Tho
“Winning or not I can’t say. I can only say I will try my best”, Coach Park Hang-seo answered when asked about the goal of U23 Vietnam at the 31st SEA Games. “I promise if I can’t win, everyone will beat me”.
Under the guidance of Coach Park, Vietnam won the 2019 SEA Games gold medal in the Philippines. This year, the tournament was held at home and he was assigned the goal of defending the throne. After this tournament, he will not lead the U23, but focus on the national team.
To prepare for the SEA Games in May, U23 Vietnam played two friendly matches with U20 Korea. In the first match in Phu Tho, where the host did not use the strongest squad, the two teams drew 1-1. In the rematch in Hanoi today, Vietnam win 1-0 thanks to the only goal of striker Le Van Tung.
In this match, Coach Park used the strongest squad with three players over 23 years old, Do Hung Dung, Nguyen Tien Linh and Nguyen Hoang Duc, and two key defenders Nguyen Thanh Binh and Bui Hoang Viet Anh. After the match, Korea U20 coach Kim Eun-jung said that Vietnam played better than the first match, and the result was decided by three older players. Commenting on this idea, Coach Park said: “He’s also right. That’s why we call three players over the age of 23. They play well, have a big impact on the game. That’s not the case. controversial issue”.
In the second half, Coach Park respectively withdrew Hung Dung, Hoang Duc and Tien Linh to use players under the age of 23. The team therefore played less convincingly and were unable to score more goals. The Korean leader said: “This match I have two goals. The first is to evaluate the harmony of the over-aged players when playing with the U23 players. The second is the ability to play many positions. mind of the players”.
After two friendly matches, Coach Park revealed that he had formed a framework of 20 players for the 31st SEA Games. However, he will always maintain five or six more training players ready to replace when a player is infected with Covid. -19.
Lam Tho
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