Coach Hoang Anh Tuan promises to 'fight with all his might' at the 2024 AFC U23 Championship finals

Sharing at the signing ceremony and announcing the head coach of U23 Vietnam, coach Hoang Anh Tuan showed his high determination: Last year, I was also appointed as the head coach of U23 Vietnam, but in the Southeast Asian playground. This year I am very honored to participate in the big continental playground. The tournament is still ahead, the results cannot be said at this time. I can only say that U23 Vietnam is determined for the tournament.

I am very much mindful of the slogan: “Never give up”. We never give up our responsibilities and duties, always fight for the image of football and Vietnam, in any circumstances.

''The past period was very difficult. The future of Vietnamese football starts with this U23 generation. Football always has challenges and difficulties. In the past, we did not have good results, but that is all in the past. We have to regain the trust of the fans. This is a heavy responsibility. I believe that I, the coaching staff and my colleagues will work hard to achieve the best results. We are very confident when taking on this task" - coach Hoang Anh Tuan emphasized.

Regarding the goals and building a playing style for U23 Vietnam in the 2024 U23 Asian finals, Mr. Tuan said: ''The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) does not set heavy goals for U23 Vietnam, but only assigns the task of doing the best. We put all our heart and effort into passing the group stage of the 2024 U23 Asian finals. Regarding playing style, the teams I have led such as U17, U20, U23, Olympic Vietnam... you already know. That is the available direction. Good results and that playing style will continue to be promoted by me. The National Team is number 1, so the players when joining the National Team need to meet the requirements of the head coach.

I think the Van Hau and Hoang Duc generation will still be the backbone of the National Team in the coming years, followed by the Bui Hoang Viet Anh generation or the current U23. In the near future, whoever succeeds the head coach will have the best players from the U23 generation.

According to plan, after 2 days of training at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center, on April 8, coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team will leave for Qatar to train and compete in a match with U23 Jordan on April 10, before entering the 2024 U23 Asian Cup finals (April 15 - May 3).

In this tournament, U23 Vietnam is in group D with Uzbekistan, Kuwait and Malaysia. According to the schedule, U23 Vietnam will play its opening match against U23 Kuwait on April 17, U23 Malaysia on April 20 and U23 Uzbekistan on April 23.

At the 2024 AFC U23 Championship Finals, the top three teams will qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The fourth-placed team (losing in the third-place match) will compete in a play-off match with an African representative to compete for a spot in France for the Olympics./.