“I have never watched a match of U23 Vietnam”
With this result, U23 Saudi Arabia will face U23 Vietnam in the quarterfinals. Coach Saad Al Shehri admitted he had very little information about U23 Vietnam.
“I have never watched U23 Vietnam play, but it is certainly not a weak team if it passes the group stage,” coach Saad Al Shehri said at the post-match press conference.
“I repeat myself, I have never watched a match of U23 Vietnam. I will research today or tomorrow and will know all.”
Coach Saad Al Shehri of U23 Saudi Arabia (Photo: Hieu Luong)
The Saudi Arabia U23 head coach added: “I am very happy to have progressed, scoring 7 goals and not conceding a goal. We have a goal in this tournament but gradually realized it. Today’s match It wasn’t easy We played carefully but we missed a lot of chances Football is important to take advantage of.
Next match, we will meet U23 Vietnam. We still have time to analyze them thoroughly. No weak team can reach this tournament, especially in the quarterfinals. The next match will certainly not be easy. We need to be careful and need the support of the fans.
At this time, it is important for the player to recover physically. If you recover well, you will play well. We have a quality squad and good players.”
Coach Al Shehri admitted he had no thought to choose an opponent in the quarterfinals. Whether we meet U23 Korea or U23 Vietnam, we are ready. U23 Vietnam is not weak, this is a strong team. The Korean U23 coach came to see us today, but he has to go back and watch the Japan U23 match.”
U23 Saudi Arabia won the top spot of Group D with 7 points, equal to U23 Japan but ranked above thanks to a better goal difference. The West Asian team brought 21 players to this tournament and according to the rules, they were allowed to add two more players for the quarter-finals.
U23 Saudi Arabia ended the 2022 AFC U23 group stage with the first place, winning 2, drawing 1, scoring 7 goals and not conceding any (Photo: Hieu Luong)
However, U23 Saudi Arabia also lost two important players, No. 6 Ibrahim Mahnashi and No. 23 Saud Abdulhamid. Both received yellow cards in both matches against Japan U23 and UAE U23, meaning they were suspended in the quarterfinals.
“We lost two players for the match against U23 Vietnam but were allowed to add two more players according to the rules. The other players need to wait for a later evaluation,” said coach Saad Al Shehri.
The match U23 Vietnam against U23 Saudi Arabia will take place at 21:00 (Uzbek time), ie 23:00 (Vietnam time) on June 12 at Lokomotiv Stadium. U23 Vietnam has the advantage of having played two matches on this field.
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