
"Seriously" angry with Mr. Tu, Mr. Duc sent the whole HAGL team to compete abroad?
"Irritated" with Mr. Tu, Mr. Duc sent the entire HAGL team to compete abroad. The President of the Korean Football Federation made a promise to Vietnamese football...
In this training session, Coach Park Hang Seo called up 23 players, of which 14 are from the U23 Vietnam team. Sharing about the decision to call up the players to the Vietnam national team, Coach Park Hang Seo said:“In early March, the V-League 2018 opened. My two Korean assistants and I tried to go see all the teams compete.
In the V-League teams, there are teams that play 2 matches, teams that play 3 matches, I find out about the players' situation, injuries, form, attitude and mental state when they come to play at the club.
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Coach Park Hang Seo answered 3 questions from the media. |
Among them, there are some players I'm waiting for but are injured and can't be called up to the national team, and there are also some players I'm expecting but their form is not good.
That's why I choose players from the opening day of V-League who have the best form, best spirit, best ability to be able to perform on the field."
As of this afternoon (March 23), the Vietnamese team is missing 3 players, including Quang Hai and 2 Thanh Hoa players who are busy with personal matters. According to the plan, tomorrow morning, Coach Park Hang Seo and his team will depart from the hotel at 5am and arrive in Jordan at 7pm.
Having to travel a long distance and not having much time will be a big challenge for the Vietnamese team.
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Little preparation time is Coach Park's biggest concern. |
“We only practiced on March 25 and 26 away from home. So I am worried about whether the players understand the coaching staff's intentions. During this training session, I will have to try to find players who understand the coaching staff's intentions. I had to make such a choice when I didn't have much time to prepare for the match against Jordan," Mr. Park shared.
“Before returning to Vietnam, I attended the AFC meeting. Winning or losing the match against Jordan will only affect the FIFA rankings, but will not affect the seeding in the final round.
But the duty of the head coach is to always give his best regardless of whether the match is meaningful or not, important or not. And we are here to show that best effort.", the Korean coach emphasized.
Regarding the rookies and veterans, coach Park Hang Seo said:“Among the 23 players gathered this time, there are 6 rookies. Meanwhile, the 9 veteran players, the most important thing is their performance in the V-League. If they were national team players, their role will be very important in the coming time.”
Vietnam team's journey to the 2019 Asian Cup finals (source VTV):
Dinh Thanh Trung wears the captain's armband of the Vietnam national team
In the first and only training session in Hanoi on March 23, the Vietnamese team elected its executive committee. Accordingly, the 2017 Vietnam Golden Ball winner Dinh Thanh Trung wore the captain's armband, with two vice-captains being Xuan Truong and veteran Anh Duc.
"Irritated" with Mr. Tu, Mr. Duc sent the entire HAGL team to compete abroad. The President of the Korean Football Federation made a promise to Vietnamese football...