China Team - Vietnam Team: Holding each other back in UAE
(Baonghean.vn) - At 0:00 on October 8 (Vietnam time), in the UAE, Coach Park Hang-seo and his team will have a guest match against the Chinese team in the third match of Group B of the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia.
Going into this match, bothVietnam teamand the Chinese team have not yet scored any points after 2 matches in Group B. While coach Li Tie and his team lost "white" to the Australian team (0-3) and the Japanese team (0-1), coach Park Hang-seo and his team also suffered quite unfortunate defeats to the Saudi Arabia team (1-3) and the Australian team (0-1).
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| Coach Park Hang-seo and his team are in a relaxed mood. Photo courtesy of Hai Hoang |
Although they have not met all the opponents in Group B, the Chinese and Vietnamese teams are still rated lower by experts than the other four teams. In terms of strength, form and reputation, the Chinese and Vietnamese teams can hardly compare with the teams of Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia and Oman.
Therefore, both the Chinese and Vietnamese teams see the match between the two teams as an opportunity to gain the first points and improve their position on the rankings. Currently, the Vietnamese team is in 5th place, 1 place higher than the Chinese team, thanks to a better goal difference (-3 compared to -4).
However, that does not mean that the Vietnamese team has more chances to win all 3 points than their opponents. Do not forget that the Chinese team has the presence of famous stars, typically striker Wu Lei, currently playing in La Liga for Espanyol Club (Spain).
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| Striker Wu Lei is playing in La Liga for Espanyol. Photo: Reuters |
In addition, coach Li Tie also has the services of 6 naturalized players from developed football backgrounds: Alan Carvalho, Elkeson Cardoso, Aloisio Goncaves (Brazil) and Tyias Browning (England). These are stars who have spent many years playing for European clubs. The most notable face is striker Alan Carvalho (born in 1989), former U20 Brazil player and Red Bull Salzburg Club (Austria).
However, the Vietnamese team also has reasons to think about a positive result against the team of the most populous country in the world. Perhaps, the quality of the Vietnamese team's players is not equal to the Chinese team (in theory), but on the coaching bench, Coach Park Hang-seo is superior to his colleague on the other side of the battle line, both in terms of talent and battle experience.
Based on the personnel situation of the two teams, it is likely that the match taking place in the UAE at 0:00 on October 8 will end in a draw./.
