AFF Cup 2021: Expectations of Vietnamese audiences
(Baonghean.vn) - On the way to defending the AFF Cup championship, Vietnamese audiences hope that coach Park and his team will meet great expectations and set many new milestones.
Up to now, our Vietnam team has only won twice.AFF Cup championIn total, the AFF Cup has been held 12 times, and it has been held exactly 10 years apart, so to become a force in Southeast Asia, it must break the record of 5 times held by Thailand. Up to now, the AFF Cup has only had 4 champions, led by Thailand (5 times), Singapore (4 times), Vietnam (2 times) and Malaysia (1 time).
Regional records
In football, achievements must be stable and repeated many times to be "convinced" by opponents and in fact, among the 4 AFF Cup champions, only Thailand and Singapore have successfully defended their championship titles. If he can do this, Coach Park Hang-seo will go down in history as the 4th coach to do this. The previous 3 were English coach Peter Withe who won the championship twice with Thailand in 2000 and 2002; Serbian coach Avramovic led Singapore to win the AFF Cup in 2004 and 2007; and Kiatisak with Thailand in 2014 and 2016. Of these, only Kiatisak is a native coach who can do this.
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Coach Park will set a record with the Vietnam National Team. Photo: VFF |
In addition, Vietnamese fans are hoping that coach Park Hang-seo will break his own record when facing Southeast Asian teams. The Vietnamese team under the guidance of the Korean coach has so far gone through 16 consecutive unbeaten matches (12 wins, 4 draws) against Southeast Asian opponents, and if including the U23 team, it is a total of 30 matches (25 wins, 5 draws).
The Vietnamese team under the leadership of the Korean coach has now gone through 16 consecutive unbeaten matches (12 wins, 4 draws) against Southeast Asian opponents, and if including the U.23 team, it is a total of 30 matches (25 wins, 5 draws).
Victory over Thailand
Finally, we are looking forward to the victory of the Vietnamese national team against Thailand. The championship achievements of SEA Games 30 and AFF Cup 2018 do not have Thailand's shadow because they have fallen behind. In the most recent confrontations between the two national teams, the result was a 0-0 draw. After the 1-0 victory at the King's Cup right on Thai soil, we had 180 minutes of undecided score and to be fair, coach Nishino has helped Thailand play more clearly.
If in youth football, we have had many victories against Thailand, then in the last 2 meetings in the 2nd qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup, the matches ended in a draw, making Thai fans still have hope. Thai people still believe that with many stars playing in Japan and Europe and a coach who used to work in Vietnam, Thailand will win the championship in Singapore.
At the AFF Cup in Singapore this time, Vietnam and Thailand are in two different groups. There is nothing more wonderful than the two teams meeting in the final and stars like Cong Phuong and Van Duc shining to score goals to bring the AFF Cup home. After appointing Mr. Mano Polking as the head coach of the national team, the Football Association of Thailand has offered a bonus of 20 billion VND to the national team if they win the AFF Cup. Winning against a team with good preparation and a desire to win like Thailand always brings a great feeling to the fans.
