Korea U.23 is determined to ‘hit quickly and win’ against Thailand

According to the sheet Seoul Sports, except for midfielder Lee Kang-in’s ability to play due to injury, it will be difficult for coach Hwang Sun-hong to shuffle the squad in this match. Accordingly, pillars like the midfield pair Hong Hyun-seok, who is considered a link in the play of South Korea U.23; Jeong Sang-bin and striker Jo Young-wook will fight from the beginning in the match against Thailand U.23.

According to the Korean press, this is also how coach Hwang Sun-hong stabilizes his tactics to prepare for stronger opponents if he reaches the quarterfinals. In which, it is not excluded that the Korean U.23 team will play with a 3 striker scheme when Jo Young-wook (who has scored 3 goals in the tournament) will join the pair of strikers Oh Se-hun and Park Jeong-in to find earn goals. Because with the second place in Group C (with 4 points like U.23 Thailand and 2 points more than U.23 Vietnam), a victory against the young “War Elephants” can guarantee the Korean team. tickets to the quarterfinals.

Korea U.23 (middle) will launch the strongest lineup against Thailand U.23 PHUC THANH

However, coach Hwang Sun-hong’s team will not easily “swallow” Thailand U.23, the team is likely to actively play defensively when the result is 0-0 or 1-1, which will help them win tickets. Go on. After the last two games, U.23 Thailand Under the guidance of coach Worrawoot Srimaka showed a different face compared to SEA Games 31.

According to the Thai press, the team of the Golden Temple country chose a 4-4-2 scheme at this tournament with the goal of aiming for certainty in the home field, and then waiting for the opponent’s loopholes to launch new matches. The decisive long pass with the flexible movement of attacking players such as Suphanat Mueanta, Patrik Gustavsson and Ekanit Panya. However, the team led by coach Worrawoot Srimaka has some concerns when striker Suphanat and midfielder Thanawat Suengchitthawon are said to have suffered minor injuries after the victory against Malaysia U.23.

Against an opponent that is judged to be stronger in all respects, Coach Worrawoot Srimaka encouraged the students’ spirit when saying that “in the football anything can happen”, but also warned “any small mistake can pay a heavy price” in front of a Korean U.23 possessing quality players.