Coach Park will test new tactics against Afghanistan

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“Thanks to the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia, the Vietnamese team entered the 2023 Asian Cup finals. So I wanted to use this friendly match to test new tactics and called a number of players. new player, suitable for testing,” the Korean coach said at a press conference at Thong Nhat Stadium.

The Vietnamese team reunited from May 25 with 23 players, gathered at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center, Hanoi. On May 28, the new team moved to Ho Chi Minh City to prepare for a friendly match with Afghanistan on June 1. This is a match in a series of international matches according to the FIFA calendar in early June, to calculate the ranking points of the teams.

Most of the players called up have played in the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup – Asia region. Including midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai – now a free agent after parting with Hanoi Club in April. At the 31st SEA Games, Coach Park once asked Quang Hai to attend as an overage player, but The Hanoi striker is still not present because he is busy preparing to sign a contract with a new team.

“Quang Hai really wants to attend the SEA Games, but when he was preparing for the tournament, he was also busy negotiating with an Austrian club, and it would be very difficult for Quang Hai if he unfortunately got injured while attending the SEA Games. Me and Quang Hai discussed a lot, and to be sure, I decided not to call him to play the SEA Games,” the Vietnam coach explained more when asked about the star student.

Mr. Park also discussed with Quang Hai about attending a friendly match with Afghanistan, and only summoned when the striker said he wanted to participate. However, the Korean leader is not sure that Quang Hai will play tomorrow.

Duc Dong