Asiad 18: Vietnam Olympic team not allowed to familiarize themselves with the competition field

Vietnam Olympic team not allowed to familiarize themselves with the competition field

According to information from VFF, the Vietnam Olympic team will start their first training session in Cikarang at 4:00 p.m. this afternoon, August 12, but the training ground is 48km away from the Harper Lippo Hotel where the team is stationed.

This is also unavoidable because there is no training ground closer to Cikarang and all teams have to face this difficulty. In addition, the Organizing Committee also did not arrange for the teams to practice on the field to protect the field surface.

Therefore, to help the players have a concept of the competition space, this morning, the whole team will visit Wibawa Mukti Stadium, where the match with Pakistan in the opening match of Group D will take place on August 14.

Vietnam Olympic opponent lost heavily to Thailand right before Asiad 2018

Nepal, the team in Group D with Vietnam Olympic team, had a disappointing opening match for the Asiad, when they lost 0-4 to Thailand Olympic team in a friendly match in Bangkok (Thailand).

This was almost a dress rehearsal match for the two teams before going to Indonesia to participate in the Asian Games. It took place at a small football field at Thammasat University, with empty stands. The reason why both sides did not let spectators and the media watch this match was because they wanted to hide their cards before the Asian Games.

The Thai Olympic team was much stronger than their opponents and easily scored 4 goals, by Supachai Jaidet in the 27th minute, Sarachart in the 55th minute, Worawut Namwech in the 65th minute and Siriphala in the 77th minute.

Among the scorers for the Thai Olympic team, 19-year-old striker Supachai Jaidet is considered one of the new promising talents of Thai football.

Initially, Supachai was not called up to the team for the Asiad, but after Thailand played poorly in the friendly tournament in Myanmar, losing all 3 matches there (against South Korea, Bahrain and host Myanmar), Supachai was one of the players added to the Thai Olympic team later.

Meanwhile, Nepal took advantage of the match with Thailand to read articles about Southeast Asian teams, because Thailand - according to the international football community, has a playing style and player qualities similar to the Vietnam Olympic team.

Japan Olympic Team: No one is over 21 years old, 5 players are students

The Japanese Olympic team is considered the strongest team in Group D of the 18th Asian Games men's football. However, it seems that in reality, it is not so, when coach Hajime Moriyasu brought to Indonesia 20 players with only average skills.

Group D of the 18th Asian Games men's football has 4 teams, including Vietnam Olympic Team, Japan Olympic Team, Nepal Olympic Team and Pakistan Olympic Team. Among them, Japan Olympic Team is rated the highest because it comes from the continent's leading football team.

However, recent information revealed by the Japanese press shows that the Japanese do not really value the achievements at the 18th Asiad and the 20 players in the hands of coach Hajime Moriyasu are not the best under-23 players in Japanese football.

Specifically, they only consider the men's football of the 18th Asian Games as a stepping stone towards the 2020 Olympics at home, so the Japan Football Federation decided to send the U21 team to the tournament. In addition, the fact that a series of European football clubs and famous domestic clubs decided not to release their players because the men's football of the 18th Asian Games is not in the FIFA competition system has forced coach Hajime Moriyasu to only select 20 players of average level.

Notable absences from the Japanese Olympic team at the 18th ASIAD include Takefusa Kubo, striker known as the "Japanese Messi" (17 years old), defender Tomiyasu Takehiro (Belgium), goalkeeper Yamaguchi Takaji (Spain) and Ritsu Doan (Netherlands)...