Losing the trump card, it is difficult for U19 Vietnam to have a miracle
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan lost his trump card when Vietnam U19 captain Dang Van Toi suffered a serious injury after losing to Jordan U19. With this loss, the dream of participating in the 2nd World Cup of the captain from Khanh Hoa faces a huge challenge.
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Van Toi was one of the best players of U19 Vietnam in the reverse loss to U19 Jordan. The only goal of U19 Vietnam was created by this number 4 center back, not to mention the impressive attacks and defenses of the player who grew up in the "factory" of Hanoi FC.
But bad luck came to the captain of the U19 Vietnam team when he was hit in the air before landing badly. Immediately, the defender was lying on the ground and appeared to be in a lot of pain, forcing doctors to intervene to take care of the captain of the U19 Vietnam team. Van Toi then struggled to walk off the field, but in the end he still had to leave the field on a stretcher.
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| Van Toi left the tournament early with a serious injury. |
After the match, Coach Hoang Anh Tuan was extremely worried about Van Toi's injury. Mr. Tuan "son" admitted that Van Toi's injury was very serious.
Coach Hoang's worries came true: after examination, the preliminary conclusion was that Van Toi had a partial ligament tear. With this injury, the exemplary captain of the red team officially said goodbye to the 2018 AFC U19 Championship.
Miracles are unlikely for U19 Vietnam
In a group with two strong teams, U19 Australia and U19 Korea, coach Hoang Anh Tuan probably understood that the chance of U19 Vietnam advancing was very slim after the opening day loss to U19 Jordan. However, Mr. Tuan "son" still encouraged the whole team, with the belief that they could squeeze through the narrow door.
"U19 Vietnam is determined to win against the two remaining opponents, the chance to enter the quarterfinals is still with us", coach Hoang Anh Tuan said.
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| U19 Vietnam unlikely to cause any surprises |
The confidence of the captain of U19 Vietnam has not run out, but the problem is that the current team of Mr. Tuan "son" is very different from the squad of 2 years ago. There is clearly a big gap in level and class between the current squad and the U19 team of Quang Hai, Tien Dung, Ha Duc Chinh, Van Hau... 2 years ago.
From the Southeast Asian tournament to the Asian finals, U19 Vietnam still performed with a lackluster style of play, no outstanding individuals and especially much weaker physical strength than its opponents. Not to mention that U19 Vietnam was being watched by its opponents, instead of being an "unknown factor" as before. The U19 Jordan coach himself affirmed that because he "watched" U19 Vietnam closely, this Middle Eastern team was able to turn the tables.
Mr. Tuan "son" does not want his students to be discouraged, but when the strong opponents have all scored points, even the "weak" team like U19 Jordan, it is not easy to turn the tide. Overall, U19 Vietnam only has about 10% hope after being defeated by U19 Jordan.
The difficulties of U19 Vietnam are compounded after the injury of captain Dang Van Toi. Therefore, although we believe and expect U19 Vietnam to be successful in the last two matches against Australia and Korea, it is still too difficult to wait for coach Hoang Anh Tuan to be able to do the miracle of winning a ticket to the World Cup in this year's tournament.
Video of U19 Vietnam's painful loss to U19 Jordan:
