Iraq coach: 'We will win against U23 Vietnam'
(Baonghean.vn) - Coach Radhi Shenaishil highly appreciated U23 Vietnam, but confidently affirmed that U23 Iraq is the team that won the ticket to the semi-finals of the 2024 U23 Asian Cup.
On the afternoon of April 25, a press conference was held before the quarter-final match of the U23 Asian Cup between the U23 Vietnam team and the U23 Iraq team. Winning the top spot in Group C, U23 Iraq will meet U23 Vietnam in the quarter-final match of the 2024 U23 Asian Cup.
Before this match, coach Radhi Shenaishil affirmed that he and his students had prepared carefully and played with the highest concentration.
“U23 Vietnam is a strong team. When we got here, no opponent was weak. I think Southeast Asian football is developing, and the presence of U23 Vietnam or U23 Indonesia in the quarterfinals clearly shows that.
Countries like Vietnam and Indonesia always have long-term plans to develop football, similar to Japan and South Korea. Therefore, U23 Iraq needs to prepare carefully," said coach Radhi Shenaishil.
Evaluating U23 Vietnam, coach Radhi Shenaishil said: “I like this team. They have ambition and will do everything to win. Their efforts force us to have the best preparation. I told the players to always respect all opponents and work hard.”
“Of course we have finished preparing the tactics. In addition, the players are also very comfortable. But in football, you can't predict and the result depends on many factors. I believe that U23 Iraq can do their best and win,” the captain of U23 Iraq concluded.
According to the plan, on the afternoon of April 25, the Vietnam U23 team will have a training session to practice tactics and select personnel for the starting lineup for the quarter-final match against Iraq U23. This match will take place at 8:30 p.m. local time on April 26 (0:30 a.m. on April 27 Vietnam time)./.
