U23 Vietnam is interested in the tactics of Coach Gong

“The new coach, so the strategy is also new. The whole team finds it interesting, because this is the first time we play with such a strategy,” Duy Cuong said on the sidelines of the first training session in Uzbekistan at Qibray Stadium, Tashkent on the afternoon of 30. /5.

After won gold medal at SEA Games 31, Coach Park Hang-seo ceded the role of directing U23 Vietnam to compatriot Gong Oh-kyu. The 2022 AFC U23 Championship in Uzbekistan in early June will be the first official tournament of Coach Gong with the team.

Coach Gong, through some recent training sessions with the team, shows that he has many different tactical views than his predecessor Park. He let the team switch to four defenders instead of three central defenders, or enhance their ability to actively attack, not just wait for the opportunity to counterattack.

“In the past, we played closer together, but now everything has to be expanded. At first, the team was not very familiar with the 4-4-2 formation, but gradually adapted. We are very confident. into this new system. Coach Gong also encouraged the team to practice hard to master the new scheme,” Duy Cuong added.

Coach Gong and the U23 team went to Dubai for training from May 25. After the friendly match with the host, the team moved to Tashkent of Uzbekistan on the evening of May 29, then went to the training ground for the first training session today on May 30.

“The team had to travel a long time and it took a long time to go through immigration procedures, so we were a bit tired. But the climate in Uzbekistan is generally cool, accommodation and food are also comfortable,” Duy Cuong said.

At the 2022 Asian U23 tournament, Vietnam is in Group C, meeting Thailand on June 2, Korea on June 5, before playing Malaysia on June 8.

Lam Tho