Coach Park Hang-seo: Don't compare U23 Vietnam with the previous generation of players

He also hopes the media and fans do not compare U23 Vietnam with the previous generation of players.

Coach Park Hang-seo said: “Our first goal is to first pass the qualifying round, then we will consider the next plan and goal. We will try to win 2 victories in the competition in Group I.”

When asked about the two opponents in the same group with the U23 Vietnam team, U23 Chinese Taipei and U23 Myanmar,Coach Park Hang-seosaid: “Actually with Chinese Taipei, we have been trying to collect information about this team since the team started training. But it is not easy to get information about them. It seems that they do not play much."

Coach Park Hang-seo sets the goal of U23 Vietnam to pass the qualifying round. Photo: Hai Hoang

According to the information I have, they have some players who have participated in the World Cup qualifiers, the rest are university students. We do not have much information about Myanmar yet. But on October 30, the Myanmar team will play against Chinese Taipei. We plan to watch that match to prepare for options. I think it is not a big problem."

In response to the opinion comparing the current U23 Vietnam generation with the generation that made the miracle at the 2018 AFC U23 Championship in Changzhou (China), Coach Park Hang-seo shared: “Our players are only in the U22 - U23 age group, so we cannot consider this a complete team. They are in the process of maturing and we always try to help the players develop the best.

Coach Park Hang-seo hopes fans will encourage the U23 Vietnam players. Photo: Hai Hoang

I always feel the love of football of the Vietnamese people, along with the expectations for Vietnamese football. The players and the coaching staff all feel a little pressure because of that. But for me, instead of comparing the previous generation of players with the current generation of players, let's trust and encourage the U23 Vietnam players to compete and achieve the best results."

Goalkeeper Van Toan and the whole team are highly focused on tomorrow's match. Photo: Hai Hoang

Meanwhile, goalkeeper Van Toan said that he and the whole team are highly focused on tomorrow's match. "The U23 Vietnam team is focusing on training for tomorrow's match, we are trying to best implement the tactics that the coaching staff has proposed. We don't have much information about our opponent, Chinese Taipei. We just know to try to prepare well for this match."