Asian press and fans give compliments to Vietnam Olympics

Fox Sports AsiaThere is an article: “Vietnam continues its journey. Korea is waiting for them ahead”. In the article, the author believes that coach Park Hang Seo made a turning point change when he put Anh Duc and Van Toan on the field.

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The author wrote: “Vietnam Olympic had a breakthrough thanks to Anh Duc and Van Toan. Striker Anh Duc had a smart escape, he skillfully shot but the ball hit the crossbar. After that, Van Toan took advantage of the opportunity to score against Syria Olympic. That goal brought Vietnam Olympic to the semi-finals of the Asiad for the first time.”

Meanwhile,Asian Football Confederation (AFC) homepageThe headline reads: “Super sub Van Toan helps Vietnam win a ticket to the next round.” In the article, the author also praised coach Park Hang Seo: “Coach Park Hang Seo’s defensive style of play has turned the Vietnamese Olympic team into a team that is very difficult to defeat.

After two regular periods, the two teams were tied 0-0. At this point, Coach Park Hang Seo's substitutions paid off. From a pass in the home half, Anh Duc broke through and hit the crossbar. However, Van Toan made no mistake, breaking the tie.

Goalfocused on praising Van Toan with the article: "Van Toan plays the role of hero, helping Vietnam Olympic team reach the semi-finals". This newspaper assessed that the HAGL striker has the ability to "sniff out" goals very well and has a knack for scoring when coming off the bench.

beINSPORTS TV channel (Qatar)admit that the competitive mentality of the Vietnamese Olympic team is too strong. From the U23 Asian Cup to the Asaid tournament, they often know how to overcome difficulties in difficult times. Van Toan's goal in the 108th minute was like a "fatal stab" to the Syrian Olympic team.

And the home page of the sports sectionNateis an article about U23 Vietnam and coach Park Hang Seo, with the title: "The miracle continues, Vietnam eliminates Syria to enter the Asiad semi-finals to meet U23 Korea!".

Image of Coach Park Hang Seo flying to celebrate U23 Vietnam's victory over U23 Syria, in Korean newspaper

The article reports in detail the match's developments as well as the achievements of U23 Vietnam, playing cautiously and calculatingly against U23 Syria and coach Park Hang Seo's effective use of players.

Not only that, this newspaper updated many hot images of U23 Vietnam as well as coach Park Hang Seo with praises: Vietnamese football hero, Park Hang Seo, who led U23 Vietnam to the Asian Games semi-finals for the first time.

In addition, Nate also mentioned Coach Park Hang Seo's statement about his determination to win against U23 Korea, even though "Korea is my homeland and I love my country very much, but I am the coach of U23 Vietnam so I will do my best for the team to win. We don't want to stop at the semi-finals...".

Korean media posted a picture of Coach Park Hang Seo placing his hand on his chest with the caption: he will play against his hometown team with his hand on his heart when the Vietnamese national anthem plays.

In the most prominent, "hot" position onJoongang DailyThese are emotional images of U23 Vietnam, coach Park Hang Seo and the sea of ​​Vietnamese people pouring into the streets to celebrate their team's victory with a bright red flag.

Of course, along with the images are indispensable compliments for coach Park and his students.Above all, Coach Park Hang Seo was mentioned by Joongang Daily with his "magic", who combined his own skills and the experience learned from Guud Hiddink, creating miracles for Vietnamese football. He was also praised for his devotion as a father to his players...

Chosun newspaperpraise: Coach Park Hang Seo's great strategy brought Vietnam to meet Korea in the Asiad semi-finals. Hani newspaper also compared a "magical" Park Hang Seo to helping Vietnamese football make history again...

Besides,on social mediaFans across Asia have sent their congratulations to the Vietnam Olympic team after they qualified for the Asian Games semi-finals for the first time.

On Facebook, a fan named Manasanant Susinon wrote: “Congratulations to the Vietnam Olympics. Greetings to you from Thailand. I hope Vietnam will win the gold medal. I believe you are capable of doing it.”

Phillips from Singapore wrote: “Many people say that Vietnam U23’s achievement of winning the runner-up position in the AFC U23 Championship was just luck, but the golden generation of Vietnam continues to show its fearsomeness at the Asian Games. With this generation, you have truly reached the level of Asia. Congratulations from Singapore.”

Rune Vam account wrote: “Fight hard Vietnam. Congratulations. I am from Myanmar newspaper”.

Muhammad Farhan account wrote: "From Indonesia, I would like to send my congratulations to the Vietnam Olympics."

Thounvilai Toby Oudomsine: “You are real champions. Keep up the good work. I am a fan from Laos.”

Muhammad wrote: “This is the future of Vietnamese football. I hope these players will help Vietnam win a ticket to the World Cup. Congratulations from Malaysia.”

Jeetujit Bathari Dimasa wrote: “From India, I send my greetings to Vietnam.”

Daniel Craig wrote: “Congratulations Vietnam. Go ahead and win the championship. The whole of ASEAN is proud of what you have done.”

Michael Gilbert wrote: “So great Vietnam. You never cease to amaze me. Keep trying to bring home a medal for your country. Your victory is also the victory of all of Southeast Asia.”

In particular, Korean social networks went crazy after Vietnam entered the semi-finals of ASIAD 2018.

Specifically, on Naver, the number 1 news and search engine in Korea, keywords about Vietnam and U23 Vietnam/ Olympic Vietnam are currently flooded. At 0:00 a.m. on August 28 (Korean time), these keywords appeared in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 9th positions in the top 10 most searched keywords. In the top 20, there are 8 keywords related to the Vietnam Olympic Team.

By 1am, all the keywords Vietnam, Vietnam vs Syria, Vietnam vs Korea, Vietnam Highlight... were all on top and in the top 1.

First, the interest of Korean fans in the Vietnam national team has increased since coach Park Hang Seo took charge of the national team in October 2017. Then, at the 2018 AFC U23 Championship, we made a strong impression with the continental runner-up achievement. Finally, Vietnam was Korea's opponent in the semi-finals of the 2018 ASIAD.

U23 Vietnam will meet U23 Korea on August 29 to compete for a ticket to the 2018 Asiad final, in the context that both teams have to go through 120 minutes of competition and only have 2 days to prepare.