Iraq team coach highly appreciates Vietnam team
(Baonghean.vn) - Iraq coach Jesus Casas said his team had a very difficult time winning 3-2 against the Vietnamese team.
The Iraqi team has already secured a ticket to the next round and is even certain to be the best in Group D after beating Indonesia 3-1 and Japan 2-1. In contrast, the Vietnamese team was eliminated early after losing all 2 matches. However, coach Casas of Iraq affirmed that the match with the Vietnamese team is not a formality.
Commenting on the performance of the Iraqi team against Vietnam, coach Casas said: "This was a difficult match. We changed some players in the starting lineup so we did not play well at first, but fortunately we controlled the game afterwards. However, the Vietnamese team defended well, preventing us from scoring. That's football, winning is never easy."
Talking about the upcoming goal, Mr. Casas shared: "We must not think about the victories in the past group stage. In the knockout round, just one mistake is enough to send us home. If we face Japan, we will have to prepare a different strategy. Japan is not an easy opponent. We may have to make changes."
Assessing Iraq's chances in the 1/8 round of the 2023 Asian Cup, coach Casas said: "No matter who our opponent is in the next round, it will definitely be a difficult match for us, it will not be easy to win," concluded Mr. Jesus Casas./.
