Coach Park Hang-seo satisfied with victory over Laos, sees Malaysia as a final

At the beginning of the press conference, Coach Park Hang Seo was pleased with the victory ofVietnam team: "I am satisfied with the 2-0 result. Some players participating in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers were injured and could not play, forcing us to adjust some positions on the field.

As for the unsatisfactory points, we have to wait. We have to review the match video and analyze it to know."

Coach Park Hang-seo is satisfied with the 3 points won against the Laos team.

Explaining the many changes to the starting lineup against Laos, coach Park Hang Seo said: "Some players were injured after the World Cup qualifiers, so today I made some changes to the starting lineup."

On December 12, the Vietnamese team will have a match with Malaysia and coach Park commented on this important match: "I don't know what the result will be.

But we all know that playing against Malaysia is like a final. We have to try our best to get the best result."

The Korean strategist also shared more about the plan for the match considered the group final with Malaysia: "Due to the long break before the match against Malaysia, I will let the players rest a bit tomorrow.

The tactics will not change. Today I watched Malaysia play and beat Cambodia. We have to try to play well, put all our efforts towards the desired result."

Phan Van Duc scored the goal after many days of waiting.

Regarding the situation where Van Thanh missed a penalty kick in the 75th minute, Coach Park said: "For free kicks and 11m kicks, we all assign players. In this match, the order was Xuan Truong and Tien Linh. But at that time, these two players were already on the field. Van Thanh said he was confident, so I gave him the opportunity."

Finally, coach Park Hang Seo praised Tan Tai, who assisted Phan Van Duc to seal the 2-0 victory: "Tan Tai has great potential and talent, so he has the opportunity to be on the Vietnamese national team."

Against the underdog Laos team, the Vietnamese team easily dominated the game and that superiority was concretized with Cong Phuong's opening goal in the 27th minute, after a well-placed pass from Hong Duy.

In the second half, Phan Van Duc headed the ball accurately to double the gap to 2-0 in the 55th minute. Coach Park Hang Seo's team could have won more if Van Thanh had not missed the penalty kick.

Winning 2-0 against Laos, the Vietnamese team temporarily ranked second in Group B of the AFF Cup 2020 with 3 points. Malaysia is leading the group with 3 points, after a 3-1 victory over Cambodia.