Coach Park Hang-seo, the nemesis of Southeast Asian football
(Baonghean.vn) - A few days after the painful 0-4 loss to host U23 Vietnam, the Thai press discovered that not only Thailand but all Southeast Asian teams have not won since Mr. Park Hang-seo became head coach (October 11, 2017).
Vietnamese football under coach Park is having a dream year. In 15 months of coach Park Hang-seo's leadership, the Vietnamese national teams have played a total of 41 matches, winning 25 matches (61%), drawing 8 (19.5%), losing 8 (19.5%). These are the dream numbers of any professional coach at the club and national team level.
In 17 matches as coach of the national team, Mr. Park won 9 matches (53%), drew 5 (29.4%), and lost 3 (17.6%). In the losses to Iran, Japan..., countries with strong football in the continent, opponents no longer easily imposed their playing style as before.
With the U23/Olympic team, Mr. Park has led 24 matches, won 16 (66.7%), drawn 3 (12.5%), lost 5 (20.8%). Of the 5 losses, 2 were against Korea, Uzbekistan... teams with good youth training programs.
The nemesis of Southeast Asian teams
In 15 months of coaching, the Korean coach has had 15 matches with Southeast Asian teams, we have 13 wins and 2 draws. Our teams have had 3 clashes and won all 1 against the Philippines, 3 matches against Malaysia (2 wins, 1 draw), 2 wins against Thailand (including the 2017 M-150 Cup). Up to now, Mr. Park has only not met 2 football teams: Singapore and East Timor.
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| In 15 months in charge, the Korean coach has had 15 matches against Southeast Asian teams, with 13 wins and 2 draws. Photo: Tien Phong |
In terms of head-to-head record, experts rate our victory over the PhilippinesLed by coach Sven-Goran Eriksson in the semi-finals of AFF 2018, we won both home and away matches with a score of 2-1 with a reasonable strategy.
So far, the 6-0 victory in the AFC U23 2020 qualifiers against U23 Brunei is considered the match with the highest score. However, the 4-0 victory over U23 Thailand is highly appreciated, when the away team was considered to be more professional at the beginning of the match. Coach Park's reasonable tactics, the players' courage and stable mentality are the keys to U23 Vietnam's unbelievable victory.
Up to now, we have only drawn 2 matches, which were the 0-0 draw with host Myanmar and Vietnam (VB AFF 2018) and Malaysia 2-2 Vietnam (CK AFF 2018). This is the tournament where we won the AFF Cup for the second time after 10 years of waiting. It also shows that Coach Park does not have to put his troops on the line to win every match. We know how to go the long way and lift the Championship Cup high.
Mr. Park's 15 sweet months brought the Vietnamese team to the quarterfinals of the AFC Asian Cup 2019, won the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018, finished as runner-up at the AFC U23 Asia 2018, placed 4th at the Asian Games 2018, and topped the qualifying group for the AFC U23 Asia 2020.
Throughout the philosophy of football
In addition to his achievements, Mr. Park Hang-seo has done something that other foreign coaches have not been able to do before, which is to consistently apply the playing philosophy to all levels of the U22, Olympic, U23, and national teams. It is clear that in the football philosophy of the Korean strategist, ball control is not the top and most important factor.
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| The Korean coach has a keen eye when discovering Van Duc, Xuan Manh, reviving Anh Duc, and renewing Van Hau and Quang Hai. Photo: SGGP |
The key to the success of the Vietnamese teams under coach Park Hang-seo in recent tournaments is the building of a solid defense. At the 2018 ASIAD, the Vietnamese Olympic defense stood firm for 487 minutes and had to wait until the semi-final to concede the first goal.
Similarly, in the 2018 AFF Cup, Dang Van Lam and the defenders helped the Vietnamese team keep their net intact in the group stage and set a new AFF Cup record with 405 minutes of clean sheet.
It's still a 3-back defense but against different opponents, it will have different ways of operating. Sometimes we play 3-4-3 but sometimes it changes to 3-5-2, even 3-6-1.
Even in the 3-4-3 formation, Mr. Park also created different formations by using many versatile players, even playing against each other. The Korean coach has a keen eye when discovering Van Duc, Xuan Manh, reviving Anh Duc, and renewing Van Hau and Quang Hai.
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