Vietnam national team held to a draw by U22, is coach Park Hang-seo happy or sad?

Just like the previous match, the young U22 Vietnam players took the lead in the 29th minute after a goal by central defender Bui Hoang Viet Anh. However, Van Thanh and Quang Hai managed to shine to lead 2-1 before the end of the first half.

In the second half, the Vietnam team continued to control the game but could not score any more goals in the second half. The national team stars were also equalized by their juniors in the 84th minute due to a lack of concentration in defense, the scorer for U22 Vietnam was Thanh Minh.

The U22 Vietnam players played quite confidently against their seniors. Photo: Hai Hoang

Thus, after 2 matches, the Vietnamese team won 1 and drew 1, scoring 5 goals but conceding 4. The two matches were enough to help U22 Vietnam feel the "heat" and the players in the national team also find the feeling of playing after a year of not playing together.

Sharing after the match, coach Park Hang-seo said: "The Vietnam team had some problems in the first half, the opponent was U22 Vietnam, but the ball control was not very high. The striker also has to take advantage of the space, when having the ball, they have to coordinate, this is not yet proficient.

Phan Van Duc's return is quite impressive. Photo: Hai Hoang

I have been managing the national team for several years and have not seen any strikers better than them. You should not ask me this, but you should ask yourself. Because in the V.League, all foreign strikers have played, I guarantee that many U22 strikers who return to their clubs are on the bench because foreign players are the main players.

We have to ask ourselves, V.League has to ask why the Vietnamese team lacks strikers like this. Of course, when I say this, many clubs will object, but how to give young players the opportunity to play, to give strikers the chance to play, VPF and VFF must study, coach Park Hang-seo commented.

Regarding the Vietnamese national team's defense, which conceded 4 goals in 2 matches, coach Park Hang-seo shared: "We should not judge by the results of these 2 matches. This is not a big tournament, but just a friendly match. The Vietnamese national team this time has many new players and I try to create opportunities for all the players to play. I think this is not too big of a problem."

Vietnam National Team:TM Tuan Manh; Tien Dung, Hung Dung, Thanh Chung, Duc Chien, Hong Duy, Van Thanh, Tuan Anh, Quang Hai, Van Duc, Cong Phuong.

U22 Vietnam:TM Xuan Hoang; Thanh Binh, Xuan Tan, Viet Anh, Quang Nho, Xuan Quyet, Nguyen Hoang, Cong Den, Van Viet, Manh Dung, Minh Binh.