Coach Park Hang-seo confides and defends Cong Phuong after the match against Malaysia
(Baonghean.vn) – Coach Park Hang-seo confided that he was a bit nervous before the match ended. At the same time, the Korean strategist spoke up to defend Cong Phuong even though he did not score a goal.
Speaking at the press conference after the win over Malaysia, coach Park Hang-seo said: "I would like to thank the players for their best efforts today. As head coach, I am proud to lead the Vietnamese team. Malaysia is stronger than when they participated in the AFF Cup, they have more naturalized players. Compared to the win over Indonesia, they had to replace 3 players. They only won 1-0 but I am satisfied because the players implemented the right tactics."
The Korean coach added: “Van Hau and Cong Phuong are playing in the Dutch and Belgian national championships. These are both high-level tournaments. That is a testament to their abilities. Not every player plays well in every match. What I want is for the players to go out and play the right tactics. They did it.
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| Striker Cong Phuong left a rather disappointing performance. Photo: Trung Kien |
However, don't underestimate strikers if they don't score. Midfielders and defenders can score too. I judge a striker's performance based on his contribution to the game."
When asked about midfielder Tuan Anh's injury, coach Park Hang-seo said Tuan Anh was injured after the first half and needed to wait until tomorrow to determine the exact situation.
Coach Park Hang-seo seemed tired after a rather tense match, but he still answered quite excitedly: "I was also quite tired, but the team won so the pressure was somewhat relieved. The players were more tired and pressured than me."
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| Coach Park Hang-seo was quite tired after the match. Photo: Trung Kien |
When asked why in open matches, the Vietnam National Team only allows reporters to work for the first 15 minutes. Mr. Park said: "With the press, I am always open to exchanging information, but too much causes unwanted problems, affects the players during training, and affects the players' common life.
I want to receive sympathy, VFF and I always hope to have full exchanges with the press. Today you just ask, I will answer all questions until late at night".
Commenting on rookie Viet Phong who was put on the field for the first time, coach Park said: “Viet Phong has not reached the level of Phan Van Duc but he is a potential player. I was not satisfied with his performance at first. The Vietnamese team should have tried to hold the ball more. But I am satisfied with the overall tactics today.”
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| Vietnam national team completed the mission of winning 3 points at My Dinh against Malaysia. Photo: Trung Kien |
Finally, Coach Park Hang-seo shared about the upcoming match against Indonesia: “I admit that there was tension when Vietnam had a bad record against Indonesia, but this victory also made me comfortable.
I don’t care about previous confrontations, AFF Cup 2018 has not met Indonesia. I went to Indonesia to watch them play and prepare the best for the match. Tomorrow morning, the team will fly to Indonesia, today the team plays against UAE. We have 5 days to prepare. The schedule is quite tiring, but the whole team must overcome it, hopefully 5 days will be enough to recover physically to play Indonesia.”
Que Ngoc Hai created, Quang Hai scored, leaving Malaysia empty-handed at My Dinh
(Baonghean.vn) - Entering the match, Coach Park Hang-seo's team started the match quite cautiously while the away team performed very well. Quang Hai's brilliant performance helped the Vietnamese team to gain all the joy.
