Coach Anh Tuan 'provokes', U20 plays explosively

((Baonghean.vn) - At the end of the match, the young player collapsed on the field due to exhaustion. Immediately, Coach Hoang Anh Tuan rushed onto the field and shouted: 'Get up, get up now, no one is allowed to lie down'.

First of all, it must be said that Coach Hoang Anh Tuan has a lot of experience in international competitions. Although the time in Cheonan city (South Korea) where U20 Vietnam played the opening match with U20 New Zealand is only 2 hours different from Hanoi time, he decided to postpone the practice time to match the biological rhythm.

He also asked VFF Vice President Tran Quoc Tuan to contact the embassy to notify a large number of Vietnamese workers and students to come to Cheonan Sports Stadium to cheer for the team.

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his students had an excellent match. Photo: Internet

Facing a tall opponent with international experience, before the ball rolled, in the locker room of Cheonan Sports Stadium, Coach Hoang Anh Tuan "provoked" his students: "Football has errors, don't get caught up in the opponent's playing style, after making a mistake, do it again. Watching people warm up is very normal. U20 New Zealand looks down on us. They are very subjective, subjective in their daily life, training and even in the way they treat each other. But you guys have to be very alert, focus on the game, don't be impatient or angry."

To the U20 Vietnam players competing for the first time in such a big arena, the coach from Khanh Hoa gave very specific instructions: "Just play as you practice. Remember, discipline, organization and fighting. It's the last minute to make a historical mark at the World Cup. Play until the last minute, play comfortably, whatever happens on the field, the coaching staff will prepare."

Not letting down their coach, the U20 Vietnam players had a match that was on par with, or even better than, their opponent U20 New Zealand. The substitutes Hoang Duc, Thanh Son and Tran Thanh all did their job quite well, luckily Hoang Duc had his name on the scoreboard.

At the end of the match, the young players of both teams collapsed on the field due to exhaustion, and for U20 Vietnam there was also regret. Immediately, coach Hoang Anh Tuan rushed onto the field and shouted loudly: "Get up, get up now, no one is allowed to lie down". He did not want to leave a bad image in front of the international journalists' cameras. The Vietnamese players had to stand firm on the field, regardless of the win or lose result, that was what the young coach wanted.

The New Zealand U20 players were also exhausted after the match. Photo: Internet

Before that, in the pre-match press conference and interviews with journalists, Coach Hoang Anh Tuan also showed his fluent English ability. The coach from Khanh Hoa is one of the few Vietnamese coaches who showed confidence in communicating without an interpreter.

What happened at Cheonan Sports Stadium and the days when the U20 Vietnam team practiced and lived in Cheonan left a beautiful image of the young team that was present at the U20 World Cup for the first time.

Vietnamese reporters who followed the team all noted the thoughtfulness and detail of the U20 coaching staff for their players. After the match, they returned to the On City hotel for a buffet dinner, but the players were all instructed on how to choose food, the main players ate differently. The whole team mostly ate grilled meat, rice and vegetables to ensure their physical strength.

Considering the actual situation, Coach Hoang Anh Tuan informed the Organizing Committee to cancel the training session from 10am to 12am this morning (May 23, local time) so that the students can sleep and regain their strength. According to the announcement from the coaching staff, from 4pm to 6pm local time, U20 Vietnam will have a light training session to relax. The atmosphere in Cheonan is generally very happy, with a bit of regret!

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(Recorded according to journalist Tho Binh)