Cong Phuong made a basic mistake and was reminded by coach Park Hang-seo

In this training session, it is noteworthy that 3 players who just participated in SEA Games 31, Hoang Duc, Hung Dung and Tien Linh, joined the team, after having a few days off to "recover".

The Vietnamese team had their last training session in Hanoi on the afternoon of May 27, before moving to Ho Chi Minh City to prepare for the friendly match with Afghanistan. Photo: Hai Hoang

Thus, the Vietnamese team has all 23 players, helping coach Park Hang Seo and the coaching staff to come up with many training plans to perfect the personnel structure as well as the playing style. In this afternoon's training session, striker Cong Phuong forgot to wear shin guards on the field. Immediately, the striker of HA Gia Lai Club was discovered by coach Park Hang Seo. Mr. Park asked Cong Phuong to wear shin guards to avoid the risk of injury during training.

Coach Park Hang-seo discovered that striker Cong Phuong was not wearing his shin guard. The Korean strategist immediately disciplined his student.

Cong Phuong had to run out to the training ground to get his shins. Even though it was just a light training session, the players had to follow all the rules to avoid injuries.

In the Vietnamese team, coach Park Hang Seo is very considerate but he also always emphasizes discipline. Even the smallest mistakes are reminded and even punished by the Korean strategist.

In this short training session, the issue of improving the players' physical strength is the top priority of coach Park Hang-seo. In the past 2 months, many players have not competed but only practiced at the club.

For his part, Coach Park Hang-seo did not give his players hard exercises. Instead, he let the players relax and find connection with each other. At the end of the training session, the Korean coach still called 4 HA Gia Lai players including Van Toan, Cong Phuong, Van Thanh, and Hong Duy to stay behind for further training.

Today, the players continued to practice light exercises, play games to increase their cohesion, and practice some familiar exercises. Although it was a friendly match, the Vietnamese team was determined to win against Afghanistan to accumulate points on the FIFA rankings.

Players play games to increase bonding. Photo: Hai Hoang

According to the plan, after this afternoon's training session, the Vietnamese team will move to Ho Chi Minh City on May 28. The team will have 3 more training sessions in Ho Chi Minh City before facing Afghanistan at 7:00 p.m. on June 1 at Thong Nhat Stadium. Regarding this match, the organizers will sell tickets from 9:00 a.m. on May 29 at Thong Nhat Stadium with the following prices: 150,000 VND/ticket; 300,000 VND/ticket, 400,000 VND/ticket.