Coach Park Hang Seo: Has luck come to an end?
Looking back at the generations of Vietnamese football coaches, it seems that no one has been as lucky as Coach Park Hang Seo up to this point. However, has the Korean coach’s luck run out in the upcoming AFF Cup?
Coach Park Hang Seo is lucky...
Up to now, with two achievements at the U23 Asian Cup and the 2018 Asian Games, Coach Park Hang Seo's talent has been recognized in Vietnam as something that is no longer debatable.
However, it must also be said that Coach Park Hang Seo was very lucky to "get married" at the right time, as well as receive the greatest achievement that Vietnamese football has had in the past 10 years.
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| Coach Park Hang Seo has had a lot of luck since coming to Vietnam. |
The Korean coach came to Vietnam when fans were at the bottom of disappointment with the previous consecutive failures from his predecessors Miura and Huu Thang, so even if he was not successful, Coach Park would have a much "lighter burden" than his predecessors.
Not only is he comfortable mentally, Coach Park Hang Seo came to Vietnam at the right time when Cong Phuong, Quang Hai, Xuan Truong... had reached a certain level of maturity after a period of forced ripening when jumping from U19 to U23, or the Vietnam national team.
Possessing the most talented players in the U23 age group and having experienced many continental and world tournaments, it is clear that Coach Park Hang Seo has an easier job than his predecessors.
Even when he was in charge of the Vietnamese team, the Korean coach also received a "gift" from his predecessor with the ticket to the Asian Cup almost in his hands with victories over Cambodia in the first and second legs of the qualifying round.
but is there no more than three?
U23 and Coach Park Hang Seo have made a splash in the continental arena in two consecutive recent tournaments with their expertise, leadership ability and luck, making many people nervous for the Vietnamese team in the AFF Cup 2018.
It is natural to be nervous, because it seems that the luckiest things have been reserved for coach Park Hang Seo and his team in past tournaments with many near-death experiences in knockout matches.
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| But with the Vietnamese team in the upcoming AFF Cup, it will be difficult for the Korean coach to have more luck. |
However, in the tournament taking place in early November, professional ability will be the deciding factor for victory, while luck will only be ranked secondary instead of being quite important as in the playground for young players like the one U23 Vietnam participated in before.
Therefore, the AFF Cup 2018 is actually the playground for coach Park Hang Seo to have the most accurate answer to the doubts (which are very few, as most are satisfied with the achievements of U23 Vietnam) about his expertise since coming to Vietnam.
After all, the AFF Cup is for the national team - a level that is always considered more difficult than youth tournaments, and is also expected by Vietnamese fans after the bricks built by the U23 teams.
Showing his ability, and of course the Vietnamese team playing at their best, perhaps coach Park Hang Seo doesn't need to... hope for luck!
