The story of pressure to achieve results in football

(Baonghean) - So, what happened to U22 Vietnam was unexpected and even undesirable. From being a team leading the rankings and playing impressively, we played "like a lost soul" in the match against U22 Thailand, leading to silly mistakes, giving U22 Thailand 3 goals and leaving the SEA Games right from the group stage in surprise and disappointment..

There are many reasons pointed out after the bitter defeat of U22 Vietnam against U22 Thailand. Domestic and foreign press as well as experts believe that the weakness in spirit as well as physical strength and bad luck... caused Vietnam to lose 0-3 in the final match of Group B.

U22 Vietnam "lost" to U22 Thailand because of the pressure to win the gold medal. Photo: Internet

The failure of U22 Vietnam also brought about the anger of many fans, who used harsh words, criticizing the coach, players and VFF leaders. Some people even went too far, going to the players' personal pages to curse and insult... without sharing the unforgettable defeat so that our young players have a chance to "get up and start again" after falling.

In the face of public outrage, as someone who often makes harsh comments about the team, this time coach Le Thuy Hai also has a very tolerant view: "U22 Vietnam lost to Thailand and was eliminated, I am very sad and I think everyone is sad because of this result, our players have been in a state for too long. But this is a reality that must be accepted and I think the press and public opinion should encourage the players."

Many other experts believe that we have too much expectation for the SEA Games gold medal, which has put a heavy psychological burden on the young players' shoulders.

The fans are putting a lot of pressure on the young players. Photo: Internet.

But we have not had the companionship and thorough understanding of our players as well as our opponents in the region, so our praise and criticism are often unfair, affecting the players' psychology before entering the match. That is also one of the reasons that contributed to the recent failure of U22 Vietnam.

For a generation of players who were considered the best ever in Vietnamese football, expected to win the SEA Games gold medal, to be eliminated from the group stage is very sad. But I think, at this time we should sympathize with the coaching staff and the entire U22 Vietnam team rather than using harsh criticism.

Because will that make things better, or is it just a momentary gloating? So that no one dares to take the lead of the young players who have participated in the U20 World Cup and to be fair, they also had moments of brilliance at the 29th SEA Games, perhaps the lack of luck and the harshness of this sport has not given them the opportunity to correct their mistakes.

Although we had to leave the 29th SEA Games in disgrace, many people believe that we do not need any major surgery for football, but only need to change customs, thinking habits and mindset - the disease of achievement, Vietnamese football will have other better opportunities.

Because we have potential, especially youth football is developing quite well, but we should not put too much expectation and pressure on young players to have achievements and win medals, causing them to "not be able to overcome themselves" when on the field and give victory to their opponents./.

Duc Dung