Gaps in Vietnam U23 defense before Asiad
(Baonghean.vn) - The defense of U23 Vietnam showed instability in the matches with U23 Oman and U23 Uzbekistan. The central defenders and midfielders of U23 Vietnam need to improve a lot to prepare for the 2018 ASIAD.
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In the match against Oman, U23 Vietnam revealed gaps in front of the 16m50 box despite having many defensive players. |
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In an attack situation of U23 Oman, midfielder Minh Vuong did not return to support the defense. |
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Defender Thanh Chung did not have good support for Tan Sinh who was facing the Oman striker. |
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There were 6 defenders of U23 Vietnam but still let Oman's number 7 player attack left and right, exploiting the space behind. |
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In this situation, when losing the ball, Xuan Truong did not return to support the defense, and Minh Tuan did not have time to judge the situation to support Duy Manh and let the opposing player pass. |
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When Quang Hai lost the ball, Duy Manh did not come out to support Hung Dung to support his teammate. |
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In this position, Quang Hai did not have a safe pass back to Xuan Truong and lost the ball, creating an opportunity for U23 Uzbekistan to counterattack dangerously. |
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Center back Duy Manh made a mistake when he let the Uzbekistan player pass. |
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In this situation, when 4 Uzbekistan players were facing 3 U23 Vietnam defenders, Quang Hai - Xuan Truong, the 2 central midfielders, could not return in time to support the defense. |
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Too many gaps were exploited by Uzbekistan and they scored. This was the situation that led to the loss of U23 Vietnam. |

Phan Van Duc plays the hero, U23 Vietnam is undefeated
(Baonghean.vn) - Although U23 Uzbekistan was leading, Pham Duc Huy made a well-placed pass for Phan Van Duc to play the role of hero of the match, scoring the equalizer for U23 Vietnam.