Vietnam U20 team has tactical problems

(Baonghean.vn) - Football expert Trinh Minh Hue affirmed that the strength of U20 Vietnam has been fully revealed by coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team, and with that alone, our chances in the upcoming tournament are very vague.

According to football expert Trinh Minh Hue, U20 Vietnam is having psychological problems, the players are constantly living under pressure from training and need to relax more... - Photo: Internet

In the friendly match against U20 Argentina, the level between the two teams was completely different, even the goal they conceded was only due to the nature of a friendly match. And expert Trinh Minh Hue analyzed:

“Firstly, the level of the opposing team is too high and we mostly just run after the ball to defend and fill the gaps. The defensive style of U20 Vietnam is unclear, there is no policy. It is not clear whether it is marking or pressing.

They took advantage of their counter-attacks too well. And being too strong also made our players surprised and psychologically affected. From this match, Argentina got more because we were just their training ground.

The opponents for U20 Vietnam before the World Cup should be from high to low, and closer to the day, we need to meet opponents of a more suitable level so that we have time to practice tactics. We lost by 4 goals, but the opponents were beyond our level, the players were not competitive, so we learned almost nothing from them.

U20 Vietnam played with all their might, even more than 100% of their strength against Argentina, even though it was just a friendly match, so surely U20 Vietnam's opponents will study it very carefully.

The second thing that makes experts worry is that U20 Vietnam in that match did not execute their tactical plan, playing in a completely passive situation. U20 Argentina had the ball so they played but did not fight, when entering the tournament they will definitely be different.

So, the coach of the opposing team thinks that the gap between U20 Vietnam and the average teams in the world is very far, which is also correct.

In general, we invited the wrong opponent for a friendly match. We can only use our strength to defend, the midfielders and strikers also have to focus on defending, so there are no more people and strength to attack. However, I still hope that U20 Vietnam will play well in a match in the group stage. If we can get 1 win and 1 draw, we will be considered the best team in Southeast Asia.

I think that both Coach Hoang Anh Tuan and Coach Nguyen Huu Thang of the U22 Vietnam team have shown their full potential. They are not even afraid to make strong statements to encourage and motivate their players.

That is the task of any coach. So we should only encourage the students, do not put too much expectation. Because the students themselves are also facing certain problems in psychology and will... ", expert Trinh Minh Hue concluded.

According to the plan, after arriving in Korea, U20 Vietnam will have another friendly match with U20 Vanuatu, scheduled to take place on May 14. On May 18, U20 Vietnam will move to Cheonan - the main venue for matches in Group C. Two days later, coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team will play against U20 New Zealand.

Trung Kien