Bui Tien Dung: 'The Vietnamese team is highly focused and ready for the match with Cambodia'
Center back Bui Tien Dung affirmed that the Vietnamese team is making the best preparations for the friendly match with the Cambodian team.
On the afternoon of March 17, before the Vietnam National Team's training session in Binh Duong, central defender Bui Tien Dung shared about the team's preparations for the upcoming friendly match with Cambodia on March 19.
Bui Tien Dung said that the Vietnamese team is in the process of perfecting tactical pieces and improving physical fitness to have the best preparation. He emphasized that the whole team is very focused and determined to perform their best in the upcoming match.
"We have had quality training sessions to recover our physical strength and get used to the playing style as required by the coaching staff. All the players are trying their best to have the best preparation for the match with the Cambodian team," said center back Tien Dung.
Bui Tien Dung also gave words of encouragement to the newly called-up recruits, such as central defender Pham Ly Duc and midfielder Minh Khoa. He believes that this is a valuable opportunity for young players to demonstrate their abilities, score points in the eyes of the coaching staff and affirm their position in the National Team.
"Young players like Ly Duc and Minh Khoa have a lot of potential. I believe they will be given the opportunity to play and need to work hard to show their abilities. The national team environment is different from the club environment, but I believe with focus and effort, they will adapt well," said Tien Dung.
When asked about his assessment of the opponent Cambodia, the central defender born in 1995 said that the Vietnamese team must not be subjective and needs to maintain high concentration.
"Although it is just a friendly match, the Vietnamese team always aims to win. The Cambodian team is an opponent that cannot be underestimated, they have a fast and physical playing style. We need to follow the coaching staff's tactics to have the best match," Bui Tien Dung affirmed.
The friendly match between Vietnam and Cambodia will take place on March 19, considered an important preparation step before the matches in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers. With determination and solidarity, the Vietnamese team aims to win to create good psychological momentum for the challenges ahead.
