Coach Kiatisak: “HAGL will thank the audience with a beautiful and effective match”

Coach Kiatisak and Van Toan (seated in the middle) at the press conference this afternoon VFF

HAGL has played quite well in the AFC Champions League arena, but so far they have only had 2 draws without a win, so coach Kiatisak aims to win points against Sydney.

Speaking at the press conference before the match, the head coach of HAGL club expressed: “This is HAGL’s last match in the AFC Champions League. We have three goals in this match. The first is to help the players play a big game. Sydney FC is a strong opponent. HAGL wants to get points, so we have to get ahead of ourselves.”

“The second goal is to elect Duc, who gave all the match tickets to the audience, so the team has to show dedication to repay the love of the fans in Ho Chi Minh City in particular and the whole country in general. The third goal is that HAGL represents Vietnam, so when there are points, it will help raise the score of Vietnamese football on the FIFA rankings, thereby improving the ranking and creating opportunities for the coming years. At that time, Vietnamese football will have many opportunities to participate in international tournaments. For example, Vietnamese football will have a direct ticket to the AFC Champions League and two play-off slots.

HAGL has conceded quite a few goals in set-pieces, in this regard, coach Kiatisak said: “We also analyzed the game and also talked a lot. If you don’t lose, every match has points. But in Soccer It is not always possible to stop the opponent. Our goal is to get points in every match, even win. It is important to work together to achieve our goals.”

Van Toan is confident before the match against Sydney Minh Hieu

Meanwhile, striker Van Toan said: “We are always confident against all opponents. Sydney FC is a strong team. The whole team will try their best in the farewell match. After the last few matches, we have gained a lot of confidence, more confidence in ourselves. The result of the whole team is still very poor with only 2 points. The ultimate issue of a tournament is the outcome, not what happens. And HAGL is going from a draw to a loss. I myself have to try harder when I still lack many things to be a good player.”

The striker who scored 1 goal in the AFC Champions League expressed his determination to have more goals against Sydney: “The defense of all the teams is tall. The problem is we have to stick to the tactics and will try to break Sydney’s defense to score the goal. I will do my best to work with the whole team to achieve the goal.”