How did coach Park Hang-seo change tactics at SEA Games 30?

The thrilling victory over U22 Singapore was not the first time coach Park Hang-seo and U22 Vietnam were troubled by a dense defense. In the match against U22 Indonesia, the opponent in the early stages of the match as well as after the equalizer also caused U22 Vietnam's attacks to fall into a deadlock.

At this time, we still defend the point of view.Southeast Asian teams are gradually overcoming coach Park Hang-seo's 3-4-3 formation.. Because the Korean coach's forte is defensive counter-attacking and when facing an opponent who is no longer unfamiliar with this formation, both sides wait for the opportunity to counter-attack, easily leading to a draw.

In the match against U22 Indonesia, in a situation where they were behind due to Tien Dung's mistake, 3-4-3 could not penetrate the dense defense, Coach Park changed the way of playing by pulling Trong Hoang from a winger to play in the position of fullback.

Starting lineup of U22 Vietnam - U22 Singapore. Photo: Hai Hoang

At the same time, he sent Park Ha Duc Chinh onto the field and pulled Quang Hai back to play lower with the task of creating and playing the ball. Midfielder Hoang Duc from the central midfielder had the task of approaching the goal and taking on the task of finishing.

Before Hoang Duc scored, U22 Vietnam took full advantage of corner kicks. Quang Hai and Hung Dung would be the ones to pass the ball to Doan Van Hau, who would be the wall, and pass the ball inside for a teammate to finish. This move was ineffective against Indonesia. And the option of passing the ball directly to another player, Thanh Chung, brought the equalizer.

In the second goal, when U22 Indonesia had to huddle together to preserve the score and their physical strength was somewhat reduced, people saw a small Quang Hai jump high to compete to create space and an opportunity for Hoang Duc to finish from a distance, creating a masterpiece.

However, that was not all that Coach Park Hang-seo did to neutralize the opponent's "concrete" style of play in the match against Singapore. In fact, this opponent caused us even more difficulties in the first half. The wet and slippery field made the first-step receiving situations of U22 Vietnam not go as expected.

Duc Chinh playing the highest position alone did not cause any trouble for center back Irfan Fanri and the Singapore defense. Photo: Hai Hoang

There is an interesting detail that coach Park Hang-seo, although he had put Tan Tai's name on the registration list, in the end he replaced him with Trong Hoang. At the end of the first half, the coach reacted strongly when U22 Vietnam was not allowed to take a corner kick, which is enough to show how important corner kicks are in coach Park's attack plan.

Once again, Coach Park Hang-seo's signature substitution was clearly revealed, Quang Hai was injured and none other than Hung Dung was the one to replace him. Striker Tien Linh was put on the field to combine with Duc Chinh to form a 4-4-2 formation when attacking, on the wing Van Hau or Trong Hoang advanced.

And to help Doan Van Hau take advantage of his strengths, coach Park Hang-seo surprised everyone by sending a defender onto the field in the 70th minute. Defender Thanh Thinh replaced center-back Ngoc Bao and the left-wing attack of U22 Vietnam was enhanced when both players joined the attack. A rather risky but very necessary decision.

Duc Chinh's last-minute goal helped U22 Vietnam win all 3 points. Photo: Hai Hoang

The goal of U22 Vietnam came as planned, the ball found the head of Doan Van Hau and immediately passed the ball to Ha Duc Chinh to head. Not a new move but extremely reasonable in the context of Singapore's defense constantly under pressure.

If in the previous match, Ha Duc Chinh was sent onto the field to take on the task of attracting people and harassing the Indonesian defense, this time, his good heading ability came into play.

The bravery of U22 Vietnam is also shown in the fact that after scoring a goal, Coach Park Hang-seo's students still did not want to stop, continuing to maintain their attacking power in the hope of finding more goals.

In a match with only 3 shots on target out of 7 shots and 8 corner kicks, coach Park Hang-seo and his players once again succeeded in making the most of their few opportunities.

U22 Vietnam is holding a big advantage before meeting Thailand. Photo: Zing

Currently, U22 Vietnam has 12 points with a goal difference of +13, Indonesia has 9 points +11 and Thailand +10. The opponent Thailand will only be successful if they have a 2-goal difference against U22 Vietnam, otherwise, if they just draw, U22 Thailand will be eliminated while Indonesia has a great chance to enter the semi-finals when they only have to face Laos.

Looking ahead to the decisive match against Thailand, Coach Park Hang-seo will certainly have more calculations. If U22 Thailand is forced to play offensively, everything will become easier for U22 Vietnam. After all, only when defending and counter-attacking, the 3-4-3 formation can really be effective, otherwise Coach Park will be forced to innovate with a formation of 2 strikers and 2 full-backs moving up.

Southeast Asian teams are gradually overcoming coach Park Hang-seo's 3-4-3 formation.

(Baonghean.vn) - The match against U22 Indonesia brought Vietnamese fans all kinds of emotions. From anxiety, restraint to bursting out when Thanh Chung and Hoang Duc helped U22 Vietnam make a comeback. However, from a professional perspective, this was a very difficult match for coach Park Hang-seo and his team.