Clashing with Korea, U.23 Vietnam is like meeting Man City, Liverpool!

Interestingly, there are some tactical aspects of coach Guardiola that have been used by Korea U.23. The first is to put pressure on the opponent from high pressing systems. The Korean U.23 team didn’t take long to control the game and dominate the ball in the match when launching one attack after another.

Malaysia U.23 (yellow shirt) determined to beat Thailand FAMILY

The intense competition of the Korean U.23 made the Malaysian U.23 players in the opening match not only lose their strength very quickly, but also forced the opponent to retreat to their own field.

The South Korean U.23 team then maintained high pressure throughout the match, with a large number of attacking players playing at speed to easily penetrate the opponent’s defence.

When Korea U.23 lost the ball, they immediately switched to playing counter-attack. This tactic really makes it difficult for U.23 Malaysia and will be a worry for U.23 Vietnam’s defense in the second match of Group C taking place at 8pm tonight. The 3rd and 4th goals of Korea U.23 against Malaysia U.23 also showed that their counter-attack ability works well. To limit this strong point, U.23 Vietnam must be calm and launch accurate quick passes.

Korea U.23 (right) always plays with a high formation FAMILY

Second, South Korea U.23 deployed defense by area, instead of focusing on each person. This system is often used by teams like Liverpool, Man City or Belgium team. The first 2 goals of Malaysia U.23 against U.23 Korea came from this tactic, bringing a great advantage to the kimchi team.

Third, the tactics of Korea U.23 made it impossible for Malaysia U.23 to coordinate on the ball when most of the game deployments were too dependent on each individual. This is the same strategy as France at the 2018 World Cup.

Finally, the ability to run a reasonable place of U.23 Korea, another factor of coach Guardiola or coach Klopp is applied by U.23 Korea. They forced U.23 Malaysia to play according to their will.

U.23 Vietnam team (red shirt) will face a big challenge against Korea PHUC THANH

Coach Guardiola once stated that the players of Man City Moving from left to right is not to attract opponent players, but to create space to launch blows to the opponent.

The Malaysian press concluded, U.23 Korea is strong in tactical techniques, individual technical quality and sharpness in front of goal. This is partly thanks to the Korean team clearly studying the opponent. The bravery of U.23 Korea has also proven that they are still a strong team in Asia.