Looking back at the journey of U23 Vietnam in the group stage of U23 Asia 2024
(Baonghean.vn) - With 2 wins and 1 loss, U23 Vietnam has won 2nd place in Group D. This is a commendable effort by coach Hoang Anh Tuan's team in the context of Vietnamese football gradually losing its position in the region.
Make good use of the opportunities available
Although the performance was not outstanding, making the most of opportunities helped U23 Vietnam achieve good results in this year's tournament. That was Nguyen Van Tung's delicate goal, Minh Khoa's coolness on the 11m penalty spot, Bui Vi Hao's ability to seize opportunities and Khuat Van Khang's shining moment. All helped U23 Vietnam win 2 victories against U23 Kuwait and U23 Malaysia, thereby quickly securing a ticket to the quarter-finals 1 round early.
Hopefully, entering the quarter-finals, U23 Vietnam will continue to take advantage of opportunities to win against U23 Iraq.
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan's mark
Although he was just a replacement for coach Philippe Troussier, coach Hoang Anh Tuan helped Vietnamese football "revive" after a series of disappointing days.
Because he did not have much time to take over, the 56-year-old coach came up with tactics that our players could easily adapt to. That was the defensive counter-attack tactic that brought a lot of success to Vietnamese football under coach Park Hang-seo.
Along with that, coach Hoang Anh Tuan's excellent reading of the game and quick substitutions helped U23 Vietnam have a good position against its opponents. It can be said that U23 Vietnam's achievement in the quarterfinals is greatly due to captain Hoang Anh Tuan.
There are still many errors
As a young team, mistakes are inevitable. Mistakes that almost cost U23 Vietnam, such as Nguyen Ngoc Thang's foul, are something our team must avoid in the quarter-finals.
In this tournament, Vietnamese fans were shocked many times when VAR technology came into play. Because there were many "extra moves" and situations where the young players tackled the ball more aggressively than necessary. If we do not learn from our experience in the next match, our team will have to pay the price for these rash moments.
Along with that is the connection between the players. In the recent matches, the connection between the lines is not clear, there are still many situations of wrong passes or stepping on each other's feet. Therefore, this is something that coach Hoang Anh Tuan's team must improve before entering the important match against U23 Iraq.
A precious defeat
The 0-3 loss to U23 Uzbekistan was a match that brought many things to U23 Vietnam. Coach Hoang Anh Tuan's team had the opportunity to compete with a strong team before entering the quarter-finals. The lessons learned in this match will be valuable experiences for our young players.
Besides, the defeat against U23 Uzbekistan "helped" U23 Vietnam to rank 2nd in Group D. With this position, coach Hoang Anh Tuan's team only had to meet U23 Iraq instead of the defending champion U23 Saudi Arabia.
With the bracket having U23 Iraq and U23 Qatar, Vietnamese fans dream of the 2018 Changzhou scenario.
Hopefully, U23 Vietnam will play excellently in the next match to bring more joy to the home fans./.
