Coach Park Hang-seo 'reads' the Afghanistan team

In an interview with the press after the morning training session on November 10, coach Park Hang-seo shared his views on the Afghanistan team.

At 7:00 p.m. on November 14, the Vietnamese team will host Afghanistan in the 5th match of Group C of the final qualifying round of the 2019 Asian Cup. In the morning training session on November 10 to prepare for this match, coach Park Hang-seo had in his hands veteran striker Anh Duc - who had just completed his mission in the first leg of the National Cup final in the B.Binh Duong shirt on the afternoon of November 9.

Coach Park Hang-seo has clearly studied Afghanistan's strengths and weaknesses. Photo: IT

In response to questions from the press about his knowledge of Afghanistan, Coach Park Hang-seo shared: “I have watched videos of Afghanistan’s matches. They are used to operating a 4-1-3-2 tactical formation. This is a tall team, playing with strength and long balls.”

Striker Anh Duc joined the national team under coach Park Hang-seo on the morning of November 10. Photo: IT

Commenting more specifically on Afghanistan's playing style, the Korean coach said: "Their midfield is relatively strong, especially the left midfielder is very fast and strong. Their right midfielder seems a bit weaker. Afghanistan's attack direction often leans towards the left wing and they score goals from this point."

According to coach Park Hang-seo, Afghanistan is especially dangerous in situations where the second line joins the attack, receives the ball from the penalty area and finishes: "The Vietnamese team needs to be careful in these situations. In recent training sessions, my students and I have also focused on perfecting to neutralize the strength from Afghanistan," said coach Park Hang-seo.

"So what are Afghanistan's weaknesses that we can exploit?", a reporter asked and coach Park Hang-seo shared: "There is not much pressure in their attacking play. Their squad is also unbalanced, especially with a large gap between the defense and midfield. The distance, coordination, and coverage between their defensive players are also not good."

According to Danviet