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U23 Vietnam before the historical threshold

Speaking at the press conference yesterday, Coach Park Hang-seo said he understood the fans’ expectations for the U23 Vietnam team. This partly created a certain pressure on him and the players. The Korean leader also rated Thailand U23 as a strong opponent.

“But we need to overcome the pressure. Thailand in the past often beat Vietnam but at SEA Games 30, we overcame them. The past is the past and in the immediate future, we need to focus on the present as well as the future. Thailand is a strong team, their midfielders and strikers are very good. Therefore, U23 Vietnam should be well organized and compete in concentration. We have the home field advantage and the support of the fans,” said Coach Park Hang-seo.

In the opposite direction, coach Mano Polking was very surprised, received Thailand U23 at the “bottom door”. According to Mr. Polking, U23 Vietnam is a candidate for the championship with good preparation. “We don’t have much of an advantage,” Mr. Polking said. It is a difficult game but I hope my players will perform well. I believe in their ability. Thailand has just experienced 120 difficult minutes with Indonesia, but U23 Vietnam too. That makes the final fairer.”

The congress started with a surprise defeat against U23 Malaysia, but Mr. Polking’s team showed the bravery of the leading team in the region when they finished the group stage with the No. 1 position. U23 Thailand owns a strong attack. 1st place with 13 goals, only conceding 2 times. Although not using all the right to add players over 23 years old, Thailand U23 still shows a methodical play, the ability to control the ball of the “War Elephants” midfield is highly appreciated by experts.

However, with the presence of Hung Dung and Hoang Duc, Vietnam’s U23 midfield is said to be more than capable of facing opponents. In fact, U23 Vietnam has shown its superiority in ball control against opponents in the group stage as well as the semi-final against U23 Malaysia. Having “touched” each other at the AFF Cup 2020, Coach Park Hang-seo certainly has experience in Mr. Mano Polking’s tactics.

Coach Park Hang-seo probably only has to pay attention to 2 important issues of U23 Vietnam. The first is psychological, the pressure to protect the gold medal against the No. 1 rival in Southeast Asia can make young players unable to perform properly. Under Mr. Park at the national team level, Vietnam has won against all competitors in the region, except Thailand.

Another problem, although Hung Dung, Hoang Duc and Tien Linh show stable performance, the connection between these three players with the rest of U23 Vietnam is not really good. Therefore, U23 Vietnam has not yet created the feeling of a stable and uniform team. The recent victories of U23 Vietnam are associated with the shining situations of the three players above, while the young factors have not made a significant impression. Both Myanmar and Malaysia used to make it very difficult for U23 Vietnam to get a goal when arranging people to lock the 3 players above.

Thailand excels in achievements at the SEA Games while Vietnam won the gold medal for the first time at the 30th SEA Games. Park Hang-seo’s teachers and students will make history if they successfully defend the championship. Overcoming the above historical significance, the victory over Thailand U23 will become a fulcrum, bringing Vietnamese football to the top in the region with a new generation of players.


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