Vietnam Olympics: Attack from the start

In Group D, although only using U21 players, Japan was soon identified as the strongest opponent, while both Nepal and Pakistan were "underdogs". Therefore, right from the opening match, Coach Park Hang Seo openly stated his goal of winning, and he did not even want to give the opponent time to adjust their playing style, so it is likely that the Vietnamese Olympic team will attack first to score an early goal.

According to observations of Vietnamese journalists working in Indonesia, it is likely that we will appear exactly like the lineup in the match against U23 Palestine in the recent Four Nations Cup. We will even choose the traditional red shirt.

Mr. Park did not hide his intention to play offensively from the beginning. Photo: Internet

Attack-oriented

Of course, the starting goalkeeper will be Bui Tien Dung, after Mr. Park left Dang Van Lam at home. Coach Park Hang Seo is completely confident that his students will play as well as in the 2018 AFC U23 Championship.

The 3-man defense will include familiar names:Duy Manh, Dinh Trong and Tien Dung. There is a bit of concern when the Olympic players of Pakistan are also physically not inferior to the U23 Palestine players, so defending against high balls is something our players have a hard time with!

U23 Vietnam played with 4 midfielders, including: Van Hau, Van Quyet, Xuan Truong, Van Thanh. This was a calculated decision, when Mr. Park used the central midfielder pair Van Quyet, Xuan Truong who are good at holding the ball, but are disadvantaged in the ability to compete and intercept. To counter the high ball, Van Hau - a tall winger - will most likely be asked to move inside as he did when playing against U23 Palestine.

Perhaps, Mr. Park did not use Hung Dung because he thought that the opponent was not fast and strong enough to need to bring in a blocking specialist. When there is an early goal, need to reinforce the defense from a distance, surely Hung Dung will be brought in.

Xuan Truong and Anh Duc are the two big hopes of the team. Photo: Internet

The attack line will be 3 familiar names: Cong Phuong, Anh Duc, Quang Hai, in which Anh Duc will play as a striker while Cong Phuong and Quang Hai will continuously switch to each other on the 2 wings. Cong Phuong with quite good personal skills is expected to hold the ball, break into the opponent's 16.5m area. It is no coincidence that 6/7 names on the attack line belong to the 2 teams Hanoi FC and HAGL, Mr. Park wants to take advantage of the understanding of the players in the club's shirt to coordinate the group.

Hope Van Duc

In attack, Mr. Park also has Van Duc - a player from Nghe An who plays simply but very effectively based on a good physical foundation. In situations where the attack is deadlocked or there is an early goal and a player is needed to support the defense, Van Duc will be on the field.

Experts commented that this is an attacking lineup, a bit adventurous but a necessary decision by Mr. Park. Hopefully with the players' high determination and a bit of luck, we will have an early goal. Nghe An people hope that Van Duc will come off the bench and score!