U23 Vietnam draw U23 Philippines is to avoid… U23 Thailand?

Coach Park Hang-seo: “There’s no way I’m going to avoid Thailand”

Tonight (May 8), U23 Vietnam drew U23 Philippines 0-0 in 90 minutes of “water battle” at Viet Tri Stadium. During the match, U23 Vietnam created many opportunities but could not materialize into goals.

The most unfortunate situation was the missed situation of Cong De, Hoang Duc in the first half and Tien Linh in the second half. Accepting to let the opponent divide the points, U23 Vietnam (4 points) was still temporarily ranked 2nd in Group A due to the same score. but less than U23 Philippines goal difference (+3 compared to +4).

In the press conference room, coach Park Hang-seo received a rather sensitive question from a reporter about whether the result of the match between Thailand U23 and Malaysia U23 (Thailand U23 lost 1-2 in reverse) affects the What are your calculations for this match?

Pausing for a few seconds to think, Coach Park Hang-seo leisurely replied: “First of all, I want to share that the result of the match between Thailand U23 and Malaysia U23 yesterday has nothing to do with today’s match.

I don’t have any calculations about whether I will win, lose or draw U23 Philippines, because doing so is no different from us settling? Our players always try their best and the results are only available after 90 minutes of the game.

Today, Philippines U23 defended densely and successfully. In the next matches, we will try harder to get better results.”

Coach Park Hang-seo emphasized that the draw result did not satisfy him: “The play of U23 Philippines is a challenge for U23 Vietnam. Next time, along with the coaching staff, the players will have to work. in order to have plans to deal with similar situations in the future, so that they can penetrate that dense defense system,” coach Park Hang-seo shared.

Responding to a reporter’s question about whether to take into account the case that Hoang Duc and Hung Dung do not play together on the field? Coach Park Hang-seo replied: “When I decide on the list of players, there are always 2 players for 1 position to be ready to backup when the mainstay is injured, penalty cards …

Players over 23 years old like Hung Dung and Hoang Duc are the mainstays of the team. But if they can’t play at the same time, I will also have a reasonable substitute.

Mr. Park

Before U23 Philippines, coach Park Hang-seo will have to instruct the students to pay special attention to the very skillful midfielder Salazar (No. 7) – who has very good assists and contributed 1 goal in the battle. won “4 stars” against U23 East Timor.

The speed of striker Bedic Hervas (No. 9), the good vision of midfielder captain Cabizares (No. 17) and the height of 1m87 of Enrique Fernandez Linares (playing for San Pedro club in Spain) are the points. that U23 Vietnam needs to pay attention to: