Is the opponent U23 UAE really strong?
(Baonghean.vn) - Coach Park Hang-seo and his team will have the opportunity to meet again the team they held to a 1-1 draw in a friendly match at Thong Nhat Stadium in October 2019. Although the draw put them in the same group, both coaches decided not to cancel the practice match, as both seemed confident in their players.
Fateful rivals
Previously, at the 18th ASIAD held in Indonesia, the two teams were tied after 120 minutes. In the fateful penalty shootout, we lost 3-4, regretfully losing the bronze medal to our opponent from the Gulf. 12 of these players will continue to be present in Thailand.
The inability to participate in the 2018 AFC U23 Championship has made the UAE Football Federation determined to rebuild the UAE youth team. Coach Maciej Skorza and the UAE Olympic squad that defeated Vietnam will continue to appear at the 2020 AFC U23 Championship. Coach Park also admitted that UAE is a formidable opponent because there will be "about 5-6 players from the national team coming down to the U23 team".
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| Mr. Park has a worthy opponent at the U23 Asian Cup this time. Photo: AT |
Because the UAE championship is taking place, in early 2020, Mr. Maciej Skorza gathered enough players to fly to Singapore for a short training session before flying to Thailand. The 22-year-old strikerZayed Al Ameriof Al Jazira Club is considered the most dangerous of U23 UAE. This player is only 1.76m tall but has very good jumping ability. In the UAE championship after 10 rounds, number 27 has scored 1 goal.
In addition, we can mention a few names such as captain Ahmed Rashed, goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Shamsi. Like Dinh Trong, Ahmed Rashed's injury information was kept secret. It was only 6 hours before the match with U23 Vietnam that Mr. Maciej Skorza reduced the list from 27 players to 23.
In the past, the team had the nickname“Children of Zayed”They were present in the quarter-finals of the U23 Asian Cup in 2013 and 2016, and this is also the best achievement they have ever achieved in this arena.
Play high pressing
Up to now, UAE has maintained a modern 4-2-3-1 system with the ability to press high from the defense. This is the style of play of Malaysia and Thailand that Mr. Park has not had difficulty in solving. However, the West Asian team deployed players to surround the ball deployment directions from the center back and full back without the opponent to control the ball from the home field.
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| 22-year-old striker Zayed Al Ameri of Al Jazira Club is considered the most dangerous of U23 UAE. Photo: AFC |
Perhaps, after January 2, 2020, the full squad will be gathered, making U23 UAE the team with the shortest preparation period among the 16 teams participating in the 2020 AFC U23 Championship. But the Polish coach is still confident that having played together for 3 years makes the young UAE players understand each other on the field.
The 37-year-old coach won his first Polish championship with Wisla Krakow. When he moved to Legia Warsaw, he also won two national cups and two championships. He led Wisla Krakow to a 1-0 home win over Pep Guardiola's Barca in the third qualifying round of the 2008/09 UEFA Champions League.
Mr. Park has a worthy opponent at the U23 Asian Cup this time. We wish the U23 Vietnam team "a smooth start, a smooth finish."
