What is the scenario for the match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Indonesia?

At the 30th SEA Games in the Philippines, the men's football final between U23 Vietnam and U23 Indonesia ended with a convincing victory for Coach Park Hang-seo and his team against the archipelagic nation (3-0). After that, Coach Park Hang-seo and his team faced this opponent twice at the national team level in the second qualifying round of the World Cup (4-0) and the group stage of the 2021 AFF Cup (0-0).Opening of SEA Games 31Once again, these two fateful opponents meet and in a new situation, what scenario for the match between the two opponents is still a difficult question, worth paying attention to for many people?

U23 Vietnam.

If in the previous 3 matches, Mr. Park Hang-seo's team was always in the upper hand, dominating the opponent, then the upcoming match at 7:00 p.m. on May 6 at Viet Tri-Phu Tho Stadium is still unknown what will happen? That is because, after the defeat in the final match of SEA Games 30, the Indonesians have decided not to give up, or rather, accepted temporary defeat to renew, rebuild the national team, the U23 team, determined to regain what was lost and in fact, everything is going smoothly, full of promise.

Indonesian football is ready to learn from experience and follow Vietnam's way of doing things, inviting foreign coaches from Korea to lead the U23 and the Indonesian national team, removing veterans who have lost their motivation to contribute, promoting a series of young players to build the U23 as well as the Indonesian national team. The fact that the Indonesian national team, essentially the U23 generation, lost to the Vietnamese national team (0-4), as well as having to endure a 0-0 draw as mentioned above is considered a process of accumulation, friction to gradually mature, seemingly losing but gaining, losing but laying the foundation for long-term victory.

U23 Indonesia.

Those who witnessed the Indonesian team (with the core of U23) after the draw with the Vietnamese team, really got rid of their inferiority complex to play extremely well throughout the AFF Cup, only losing to the Thai team in the final, clearly saw that over time, this would be a truly formidable opponent, far different from what they had experienced before.

After a period of training and waiting for the right time, this 31st SEA Games is the time for U23 Indonesia, most of whom participated in the AFF Cup 2021 as national team players, to demonstrate their ambition and strength. Coach Shin Tae-yong does not hide his ambition to overthrow the throne from his compatriot Park Hang-seo and U23 Vietnam. Meanwhile, although highly appreciating U23 Thailand and U23 Vietnam, some coaches in the region also believe that U23 Indonesia is strong enough to overcome the two opponents Vietnam and Thailand to win the championship this time?

Therefore, the brain-tearing match between host U23 Vietnam and the potential, ambitious U23 Indonesia team, in fact the upcoming Indonesian national team, will certainly not repeat what happened before? Will U23 Indonesia not be the team that is inferior and accepts defeat against the opponent like in the SEA Games final nearly 3 years ago or in the second qualifying round of the World Cup? The current U23 Indonesia certainly cannot retreat deep, defend thoroughly, and hold the opponent like in the 2021 AFF Cup? Will they still play tough, have plenty of physical strength, counterattack quickly from both wings and directly penetrate the center in counter-attack situations like the way they played in the recent AFF Cup matches or will they play with a different face, more alert and unpredictable? This is an interesting unknown at the moment?

An experienced coach like Mr. Shin Tae-yong will surely know how to prevent U23 Vietnam from playing according to their forte of defense-counterattack, that is, rushing forward to attack continuously, then leaving their flanks exposed, and being hit by counterattacks? But if they force their team to suffer and focus on defense, they will not be safe when U23 Vietnam is more than capable of learning from their seniors' lessons to make their opponents unable to react.

In the context that all teams have good coaches and strong forces, knowing the enemy and knowing ourselves becomes more important and decisive than ever. There will be counter-strategies, counter-strategies, dramatic chases, whoever takes advantage of the opportunity better, is luckier, that person will get ahead, to be able to avoid U23 Thailand in the semi-finals and plan to finish smoothly. It is also not certain that the coaches will play all their cards in the opening match, because in general, if they have not achieved the highest goal in the group, there is still a chance to correct mistakes, to start over, as long as everything after that becomes more stable and progresses.

In short, the scenario for the opening match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Indonesia is still an open question, and reality will answer specifically in the interest of not only experts and fans of Vietnam and Indonesia, but also the region, even the media and Korean fans as has been seen for a long time.,.