Coach Gong Oh-kyun praised the efforts of the students after the practice match with U23 UAE

With the nature of a practice match, coach Gong Oh-kyun arranged two different lineups for the two rounds. He also did not put too much emphasis on the score and encouraged the players to try to show their best ability.

After 90 minutes of testing a new style of play against a quality opponent, despite losing to the team 0-3 in a fairly even game, coach Gong Oh-kyun assessed that the players did a great job and completed the game. The task is tested in the 4-3-3 diagram.

Speaking after the match, coach Gong Oh Kyun still encouraged his students: “Today, the Vietnamese U23 player performed well. Before the 31st SEA Games took place, we gathered and worked together. After the SEA Games, the team reunited and trained together. Although it was only a few days of training together, the performance of the players exceeded my expectations. the performance of the players in the upcoming matches”.

Mr. Gong Oh-kyun continued: “I consider the players to have played very well. No one has played badly in this match. They have done a good job, the role that I tested them for. I believe in them. The strength of the players will be demonstrated more clearly in the upcoming 2022 AFC U23 Championship.”

Referring to the use of the 4-3-3 formation, coach Gong Oh-kyun said: “I don’t want to talk much about the 4-3-3 strategy that I used for U23 Vietnam. My level of players has the ability to play such a comprehensive football. I believe that is the right strategy for U23 Vietnam. I hope the players will perform better in the coming time.”

It should be added, U23 Vietnam is the first team that Mr. Gong Oh-kyun is the head coach. The Korean leader calmly: “There is really no problem for me. I have been an assistant for many teams, for many places and for many coaches. I have experience to work with players and give awards. I believe in my ability enough to talk directly with them and help players develop more.

I also received a lot of help from VFF and many people around. Coach Park Hang Seo and assistant Lee Young Jin also shared with me their experience and useful information about U23 Vietnam before parting. I didn’t worry much about being a head coach for the first time. I prepared a lot for this role.”

The Korean strategist closed: “Although my players are very young. But I believe their ability is enough to score goals in the upcoming matches at the 2022 AFC U23 Championship. I trust them. For a while. Next time, they will improve much. I don’t want to miss a single striker from Vietnam. I will give them a chance to play more.”

After this match, U23 Vietnam will move to Uzbekistan to compete in the AFC U23 Championship 2022 at noon on May 29 local time. The opening match of U23 Vietnam is against U23 Thailand on June 2. Next, U23 Vietnam will meet U23 Korea on June 5 before playing the final match of the group stage against U23 Malaysia on June 8.

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