Coach Park Hang-seo: Vietnam team does not play violently

"Football is a sport that requires contact. In this match, the players had a lot of physical contact because they were determined to contribute to the team and to win. They followed the rules of football, so this cannot be called a violent match," Mr. Park affirmed.

Coach Park answers the press. Photo: Hai Hoang

Regarding Van Toan's red card, coach Park Hang-seo affirmed that his student did not intentionally commit the foul, he said: "I regret it once, but Van Toan regrets the red card many times more. He did not mean it in that situation.

Doan Van Hau's ball fight with a Malaysian player. Photo: Hai Hoang

I think Toan is very sad. I hope situations like this will not happen again in the next matches. After Toan left the field, we had to adjust our playing style to defend the area due to the number of players. The Vietnamese team found the right time to attack and make reasonable substitutions."

Van Toan left the field after receiving a red card. Photo: Hai Hoang

Coach Park Hang-seo expressed his joy after Vietnam's 3-0 victory over Malaysia. The Korean strategist said: "The match against Malaysia is the team's last match in 2022. Because the team won, I am very happy. Before the match, I told my players that we need to win to end 2022, to give a New Year's gift to the fans."

The match between Vietnam and Malaysia ended with 3 goals and 2 red cards. During the 90 minutes of play, players from both teams had many fierce clashes. However, coach Park Hang-seo said that this was not a violent match.

Vietnam team has the second win at AFF Cup 2022. Photo: Hai Hoang

After 2 wins, the chance for Vietnam to continue is very clear. However, coach Park Hang-seo brought the players back to earth, he said: "We have only won 2 out of 4 matches so I do not want to talk about passing the group stage. We are determined to play solidly in each match. I want to mobilize the team's maximum resources for each match to achieve good results. That is also the most important task of the head coach".

Dang Van Lam shared after the match. Photo: Hai Hoang

Meanwhile, goalkeeper Dang Van Lam shared after completing his mission: "I am very happy that the team won. Although we had difficulties in the first half, the whole team overcame them and showed their class."

With the victory over Malaysia, Vietnam has 6 points after 2 matches. This result helps coach Park Hang-seo and his team equal points with Malaysia but have a better goal difference (+9 compared to +3), thereby winning the top spot in Group B.

After the victory over Malaysia, the Vietnamese team left for Singapore to prepare for the away match on December 30, within the framework of the third match of Group B, AFF Cup 2022.