Coach Kiatisuk: ‘HAGL has no fear in the AFC Champions League’

*HAGL – Yokohama: 6pm on Thursday, April 28, on VnExpress.

HAGL They got two points after four games, ranked third in Group H. They were seven points behind the leader of group Yokohama F. Marinos and second place Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors by six points. Even after winning the remaining two matches, the Vietnamese representative’s chance to continue is still small.

Even so, Coach Kiatisuk do not put too much pressure to win on HAGL players. He affirmed in a press conference at noon on April 27 – the day before the Yokohama rematch: “We have a comfortable mentality, we do not feel anxious. HAGL represents Vietnamese football to play in the AFC Champions League, so HAGL is the representative for Vietnamese football to play in the AFC Champions League. the goal is to play to the best of our ability, to show good football. This is a rewarding tournament for the players, and we will fight it every game. HAGL has no fear and doesn’t lose heart even if there is one. very little chance of going on.”

HAGL is the most underrated group H, and after 17 years it returns to the group stage of the AFC Champions League. Meanwhile, Yokohama Marinos is the runner-up of Japan J-League 1, Sydney FC is the runner-up of Australia, and Jeonbuck is the defending champion of Korea K-League 1 and has twice been crowned the number one playground in Asia. Therefore, getting two points, thanks to a draw with Sydney and Jeonbuk with the same score of 1-1, is considered a surprise for HAGL. In the first leg, they also lost only to Yokohama with a minimum difference of 1-2.

Coach Kiatisuk believes that the past confrontations have helped him better understand the opponent and can plan to win points against Yokohama on the basis of HAGL’s unique attacking style.

More than half of the way has passed, coach Kiatisuk kept a fixed frame with experienced players like Cong Phuong, Van Toan… He only launched two young players Le Huu Phuoc and Vo Dinh Lam in the second half of the match. return to Jeonbuk. The Thai military leader confirmed that he will keep the old squad to play against Yokohama. “Before every match, everyone wants to put in the starting lineup the best cards. HAGL players are experienced but are actually young, can play six matches in a row. That’s normal. Therefore, I will only change when necessary, depending on the game and the tactics proposed by the coaching staff.”

Evaluating the opponent, midfielder Luong Xuan Truong said: “There is no easy opponent. While Yokohama and Jeonbuk have quite similar gameplay, they have short balls and poke holes in the back of the defense, Sydney is more prone to high balls. Thanks to good body, HAGL must try to play with the best performance to win points against Yokohama.”

Duc Dong