U23 Vietnam rematch Thailand, Malaysia: Worried about the attack

After successfully defending HCV sea ​​GamesU23 Vietnam continues to enter the journey to conquer new challenges at the 2022 AFC U23 Championship in Uzbekistan.

In this tournament, U23 Vietnam only retained 14 players who had just defended the SEA Games gold medal and there was a big fluctuation in the military position when coach Park Hang Seo and his associates withdrew.

In fact, although Coach Gong Oh Kyun had about 2 months to get to know and directly coach more than 10 players on the list of U23 Vietnam to attend the 2022 AFC U23 Championship, but that is not enough to expect too much. before the huge shadow of its predecessor.

The new Korean captain faces a big challenge, in which how U23 Vietnam plays without Coach Park Hang Seo and bid farewell to many pillars is being questioned and awaited by many people.

Look at the composition of U23 Vietnam At the AFC U23 Championship, coach Gong Oh Kyun was lucky to keep a solid defensive frame not to concede at the 31st SEA Games. Goalkeeper Van Toan, midfielders Tien Long, Viet Anh, Thanh Binh and two Winger Tuan Tai, Van Do.

The defense basically leaves coach Gong with peace of mind, but the attack is a big problem. Nham Manh Dung is the hero with the golden goal in the 31st SEA Games final, but it should be remembered that in the 2022 AFC U23 Championship, this striker does not have the best support from the seniors Hung Dung, Hoang Duc and Tien Linh.

The fact that the “heavy weapon” trio no longer plays for U23 Vietnam clearly leaves a big gap, finding a replacement is very difficult. So, besides Nham Manh Dung, Coach Gong Oh Kyun must put their trust in Hoang Anh, Cong Den, Hai Long and hope that new faces Thanh Nhan, Minh Binh, Danh Trung, Van Khang… can show their ability.

No matter what, U23 Vietnam still leaves many worries, because not only the force is of poorer quality at the 31st SEA Games, but the rivals from Malaysia and Thailand are also very determined to collect debts, not to mention South Korea as an application. champion candidate of AFC U23 Championship 2022.

Three years ago, after U23 Vietnam won the SEA Games, they received defeat at the U23 Asian Championship 2020 in Thailand because of breaking up many pillars. This time, the difficulties of the force, especially the attack, are causing teachers and coaches Gong Oh Kyun to face many difficulties.

Huy Phong