7:00 p.m. July 2, Vietnam vs Myanmar: Waiting for the new coach's mark

“A good start makes a good ending”, a favorable result in the debut match will create a comfortable mentality for coach Toshiya Miura in the journey with Vietnam towards the AFF Suzuki Cup 2014.

Trong Hoang is ready to score to help the Vietnam national team have a smooth start under coach Miura.

Furthermore, people expect this Japanese expert to leave his mark in his first match in charge of Vietnam when on the other side is Myanmar, led by the "wizard" Radojko Avramovic, who won the Southeast Asian championship three times with Singapore.

TRY TO FIND THE LINEUP

Not having had much time to thoroughly understand his players, Coach Miura has shuffled the squad in the past week of training to experiment. Surely tonight’s match against Myanmar is an opportunity for the Japanese coach to continue his search for a “hard frame” for Vietnam’s 4-4-2 formation.

In the goalkeeping position, Vinh Loi has the courage to fight but is inferior to his two juniors Nguyen Manh and Thanh Binh in aerial ball. Meanwhile, compared to Thanh Binh, Nguyen Manh has more international experience, stable performance and sharper reflexes. Therefore, if SLNA's goalkeeper is chosen to play in this afternoon's match, it will not be a surprise.

In the defense, Van Hoan and Van Bien are almost certain to be on the two wings. With his long experience wearing the national team jersey, Phuoc Tu is trusted to "guide" the two juniors Ngoc Hai and Tien Thanh, who have great youth and enthusiasm. According to the testing method in the past few days, it is likely that Tien Thanh will be chosen to play alongside Phuoc Tu.

There is fierce competition in the midfield because the team currently has many midfielders who are making a strong impression. Therefore, experienced players will be prioritized by Coach Miura. The quartet in this line could be Thanh Luong, Minh Chau, Tan Tai and Trong Hoang, in which Tan Tai is expected to be the "trump card" thanks to his fiery playing style, launching creative and accurate attacks.

Thanks to his class, Cong Vinh is the number 1 priority in the attack. The remaining position will most likely belong to Hai Anh, because this striker is currently playing explosively in the V-League (11 goals). Anh Duc is at a disadvantage because he has just returned from injury.

PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED

Although Myanmar has caused difficulties in recent confrontations, they have never been able to impose their playing style on the Vietnamese team. Coach Avramovic added that Myanmar's force has up to 9 new recruits so their experience and bravery are not high.

When the "blue team" showed more inexperience, the requirements for Vietnam in Coach Miura's debut were even higher. Speaking before the match, the Japanese coach also set a target for his students: "Not only winning, but also having to demonstrate an effective playing style!". After many generations of coaches, the Vietnam team returned from the 4-2-3-1 formation to 4-4-2, a formation that not many clubs in the V-League currently use. Therefore, the proficiency and smoothness in operating the above formation is the top goal of Coach T.Miura.

Requiring a variety of attacking options, the Vietnamese coach also sought to capitalize on his players’ strengths to highlight their playing style. Based on the skillful technical foundation of his players, the coaching staff focused on small, low-touch combinations. Therefore, this afternoon’s match was also an opportunity for head coach Miura to take Vietnam’s strong playing style to a new level.

+Each team can replace up to 6 players

Prediction: 3-1

Coach Avramovic regrets… Vietnam

Having been to Vietnam many times as the head coach of the Singapore national team, Mr. Rodojko Avramovic understands football here very well and once wanted to become the leader of our national team. Therefore, upon arriving in Vietnam with the Myanmar national team, he talked for an hour with Cong Vinh and talked about his regret at not being able to lead a potential team with a large and enthusiastic fan base like the Vietnam national team.

Coach Avramovic has just taken over the position of head coach of the Myanmar national team and all the most important terms in his contract are related to the AFF Suzuki Cup at the end of this year. He does not hide his intention to test players to choose the strongest squad for the AFF Suzuki Cup, which Myanmar aims to reach the semi-finals. Therefore, in this training session, Coach Avramovic called up more than half of the team to be young players and rookies.

According to Bongdaplus