What did coach Tan Chang Hoe say before the match against Vietnam at My Dinh?

Vietnam will face Malaysia at My Dinh Stadium at 8:00 p.m. on October 10 in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. My Dinh Stadium is where Malaysia lost all two matches in the group stage and the second leg of the 2018 AFF Cup final.

Evaluating the changes of the Vietnam national team compared to the AFF Cup 2018, coach Tan Chang Hoe said: “After the AFF Cup, the Vietnam national team has improved a lot in terms of squad, tactics, physical strength and has achieved many successes since then. The Vietnam national team plays at home, with enthusiastic spectators, that is a great advantage.

However, both Malaysia and Vietnam are expecting the best results. As for the Malaysian team, we must prepare the best to face a Vietnam team that has been in great form recently. More importantly, both teams must play beautiful football for the audience."

"The naturalized players are all in good form and have integrated well, and are in good physical condition. Everything is very good. Hopefully they will play well tomorrow so that the Malaysian team can go further in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers," coach Tan Chang Hoe revealed.

Coach Tan Chang Hoe's press conference response was quite cautious compared to the statements in the Malaysian media. Photo: Trung Kien

Continuing to comment on the Vietnam National Team, Coach Tan Chang Hoe admitted that he has great respect for his colleague on the Vietnam National Team side: “I have great respect for Coach Park Hang-seo, he is doing a very good job with the Vietnam National Team. It is true that we are losing 2 matches and conceding 3 goals. But in football, nothing can be predicted, everything can change. I am optimistic about tomorrow's match and confident of achieving the best result.”

In this match, the Vietnamese team will be missing two important players, central defenders Tran Dinh Trong and Phan Van Duc. Coach Tan Chang Hoe still believes that this will not affect the strength of the Vietnamese team: "I think the absence of Dinh Trong and Van Duc is not necessarily an advantage for Malaysia. We still need to maintain high concentration for tomorrow's match."

Answering the question of Nghe An Newspaper reporter about the reason for choosing a weak opponent like Sri Lanka before the confrontation with Vietnam, Coach Tan Chang Hoe explained: “Every coach wants to have a warm-up match before the big match. We chose Sri Lanka and played well, winning 6-0. That created excitement and helped the whole team be more confident before the match with Vietnam.”

The Malaysian team traveled to Vietnam yesterday (October 7) and had 3 training sessions to prepare for the match against the Vietnamese team. Photo: Trung Kien

Accompanying coach Tan Chang Hoe is attacking midfielder Syafiq Ahmad, Malaysia's number 20, who shared: "The Malaysian team has been used to playing at My Dinh since the AFF Cup. I hope to gain more experience in the next match. The Vietnamese team is in the best form but I am also looking forward to tomorrow's match and hope for the best result when leaving. Every Malaysian player is confident but still needs to improve a lot to face a strong team like the Vietnamese team."

This afternoon, the Malaysian team will practice at 5:00 p.m. and Vietnamese reporters will only be allowed to work for the first 15 minutes. Currently, Malaysia has had 1 win against Indonesia and 1 loss against UAE, ranking 3rd in Group G with 3 points./.

The most dangerous 'drill' on the Malaysian team limps away due to injury

(Baonghean.vn) – This afternoon, the Malaysian team had their second training session since arriving in Vietnam to prepare for the match at My Dinh Stadium. With only 2 days left to play, Sumareh of the visiting team has not yet recovered from his injury.