Former football star Van Sy Hung: 'Vietnam team has a chance to overcome Indonesia'

(Baonghean.vn) – Looking at the first leg of the semi-final with the advantage of scoring 1 away goal, former player Van Sy Hung believes that coach Nguyen Huu Thang will have calculations for the Vietnam national team before the second leg of the semi-final at My Dinh Stadium (December 7).

“In fact, with the nature of a semi-final, all opportunities must be fully exploited. In the first leg, the Vietnamese team had many opportunities but could not take advantage of them, so the match turned in a different direction. When the score was 1-1, we had many good opportunities but could not score, leading to mistakes. Mistakes are common to all big teams in the world. We may not have played well in the match in Indonesia, but we should not be disappointed if we look at the score.

Former football star Van Sy Hung always accompanies the Vietnamese team.

Football is like that, today a player scores the decisive goal, tomorrow he gets a card, or a penalty kick due to Que Ngoc Hai's mistake are just accidents. If they have a good spirit, they play with a cool head, then they will play very well. But if they don't play with a cool head, things will be different. Professional players realize that and they know what needs to be fixed and what needs to be learned from the experience." - Former national player Van Sy Hung shared.

Commenting on the decisive match tomorrow (December 7), the once-famous striker of SLNA said: “At My Dinh Stadium, Indonesia cannot play with the style of play they applied in the first leg. They will play tight defense and counterattack quickly. The problem is that we must take advantage of the home field advantage. I believe coach Nguyen Huu Thang has the qualifications and ability to evaluate and analyze the upcoming match. I believe our players will do the same, because the Indonesian team is not too strong. Everything, except for physique and physical strength. They play completely differently from us, they play with more physical strength and power. While we play with more technique and intelligence.”

What worries former player Van Sy Hung is the sweeper position that Hoang Thinh did very well in the group stage: “Hoang Thinh's blocking role is very good, we are already missing Tuan Anh, if Hoang Thinh is absent, it will be very difficult for coach Huu Thang. Initially, Huu Thang had prepared those two positions to play behind Xuan Truong. But now like this, we should sympathize with coach Huu Thang. If we were the commander, we would understand how they calculated. In the midfield, we need a leader like Xuan Truong and a warrior there so that our backbone can be strong. In my opinion, coach Huu Thang choosing Van Thang is a normal thing, there is no one else..."

Former football star Van Sy Hung does not think Indonesia is so strong that Vietnam should lack confidence at My Dinh Stadium.

Finally, Van Sy Hung concluded: “With the stability of the Vietnamese team in the qualifying round, we still have plenty of opportunities. We still have 90 minutes to decide our own fate. If we can score 1 goal, they will not be able to defend anymore because they will be eliminated. From there, the Vietnamese team can come up with a suitable strategy. I don't know if Van Toan will play or not, but if Van Toan enters the field, he, Cong Vinh and Xuan Truong are the players I have high expectations for. I also believe this is the time for Thanh Luong to promote his experience, intelligence and eccentricity to help the Vietnamese team make a difference.

We, the professionals, the brothers, the teachers always stand by the players even when they are in the most difficult times. I wish the Vietnamese team to play confidently against Indonesia tomorrow!”

Trung Kien