Today, another U-23 player got injured

On the morning of December 6, U-23 Vietnam had their last training session at the Youth Football Training Center.VN before leaving for Thailand to attend the M-150 Cup tomorrow morning (December 7).

Some injured players had to practice separately during the morning practice session on December 6. Photo: Nam Khanh

During the one-week training session, U-23 Vietnam continuously encountered difficulties due to a series of player injuries before and during training. Among them, midfielder Nguyen Tuan Anh (Hoang Anh Gia Lai) was unable to officially practice with the team, while striker Tien Linh (B.Binh Duong) had to return to the club due to a sprained right ankle injury during the second training session with U-23…

At this morning's training session (December 6), another young player was injured after a collision during a full-field match, midfielder Minh Vuong (HAGL).

This afternoon, Coach Park Hang Seo will finalize the list of players participating in the M-150 Cup. With potential players being injured at the last minute, it has caused many difficulties for U-23 Vietnam because the tournament in Thailand is the basis for Coach Park to choose the best faces to participate in the U-23 Asian Cup in China in January 2018.

Minh Vuong was injured during the morning practice session on December 6. Photo: Minh Chien

Responding to questions about the current U-23 squad and their understanding after a week of training under the direction of coach Park Hang Seo, midfielder Duy Manh said the whole team understands each other quite well and has made clear progress.

Regarding Coach Park's new tactical scheme, Duy Manh shared that using the 3-4-3 scheme creates more space on the field and the defenders will have to work harder to cover for each other.

Duy Manh shared: "On the field, Coach Park kept reminding us that maybe we didn't understand each other. In football, understanding each other is very important. When attacking, we have to shout, and when defending, the whole team must know to retreat and join in the defense."

Coach Park instructs his players during the morning practice session on December 6. Photo: Nam Khanh

Responding to Coach Park assigning me the responsibility of playing as a center back, Duy Manh said: “I think maybe because in the V-League, I used to play as a center back. Coach Park saw me playing as a center back so he assigned me the responsibility of this position, even though my forte is playing as a midfielder.”

Regarding the current weakness of Vietnamese players, Duy Manh shared that it is physical strength. He said: “We also try to improve ourselves to practice according to the advanced training program of the teachers. Regarding the upcoming tournament in Thailand, this is a premise for us to meet good opponents to test the strength, lineup, playing style as well as the playing style of the U-23 team and prepare for the upcoming U-23 Asian Cup.”

Tomorrow morning (December 7), the whole team will move to Thailand. After this tournament, Coach Park will have the basis to select the best human resources for U-23 Vietnam.

According to TTO