Vietnam Olympic vs UAE Olympic: Win with "Asian Cup 2007 spirit"!
This afternoon, the Vietnam Olympic team will face the UAE Olympic team in the round of 16 of the Asian Games. Although the opponent is the current runner-up, coach Toshiya Miura and his team are determined to repeat the victory of their seniors against the UAE in the 2007 Asian Cup to reach the quarterfinals of an Asian Games for the first time.(Nghe An Electronic Newspaper will report this match live, please watch)
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| The Vietnamese Olympic team is determined to recreate the winning spirit that their senior Huynh Quang Thanh and the Vietnamese team achieved against the UAE at the 2007 Asian Cup. |
FIGHT WITH COURAGE
Vietnam national football team had an excellent performance in defeating UAE national football team 2-0 in the opening match of the group stage of the 2007 Asian Cup at My Dinh Stadium. This victory was the premise for Vietnam national football team's historic achievement in the continental arena when it reached the quarter-finals of an Asian Cup for the first time. At that time, Vietnam national football team's technical strength was assessed by analysts as being far inferior to its opponents, but coach Alfred Riedl's team defeated their opponents convincingly with a brave fighting spirit.
That victory was also the only time Vietnamese football surpassed the UAE. 7 years have passed, Vietnamese fans still remember the joy of receiving that victory and after many times being "requested debt" by the opponent, today,Hope victory is reserved for Vietnam Olympic team.
Like their seniors, the Vietnamese Olympic team is currently rated lower than the UAE Olympic team by Asian experts. However, after what coach Miura and his team have shown in the group stage, Vietnamese fans believe that if they take to the field with solidarity and a brave fighting spirit, the Vietnamese Olympic team's technical ability will be boosted and they will be able to defeat the UAE, the second-placed team in the group stage. This spirit was demonstrated by coach Miura's team in the 4-1 victory over Iran Olympic team and after 2 impressive victories of the Vietnamese Olympic team in the group stage, we have reason to believe that the winning spirit will be repeated this afternoon.
BIG COMPETITOR BUT WE ARE NOT SMALL
Coach Miura was very proud of what his students showed during the preparation and competition at the Asian Games. In particular, the Japanese coach was very optimistic about his students' technical ability, dexterity and flexibility. He considered that as the core strength to build new and modern tactics and playing styles for the Vietnam Olympic Team. Of course, the above strengths are also the "weapons" that Coach Miura believes will be enough to help the Vietnam Olympic Team defeatOlympic giant UAEto win a ticket to the quarterfinals.
Specifically, after carefully studying the personnel and playing style of the UAE, Coach Miura and his assistants realized that the central defender pair Saeed (No. 6) - Barghash (No. 13) although tall and have excellent aerial ability, are slow in situations that require quick ball handling. Especially when being pressured by opponents with high intensity like in the loss to Olympic Jordan in the group stage (0-1), this central defender duo also showed a lack of composure, allowing many regrettable mistakes to occur.
This weakness will be especially exploited by the attacking spearheads of Olympic Vietnam in this afternoon's match. Hopefully, this is also the key for Olympic Vietnam to open the door to the quarterfinals.
Coach TOSHIYA MIURA: "I believe Vietnam will win!" Before the match with UAE in the round of 16, coach Miura shared: “In terms of strength and achievements, UAE is still ranked higher and in fact they are very strong. However, my players and I are very confident when entering the match with them. We have not lost any match at this Asian Games and I believe the result of the match with UAE tomorrow afternoon will be the same! That means we will win to be in the quarterfinals”. Coach ALI EBRAHIM (OLYMPIC UAE): "Subjectivity will cost you dearly!" “The UAE is focusing all its efforts on the match against Vietnam. This is a battle that will have winners and losers, and when both sides are eager to move on, just one mistake or a moment of subjectivity will cost them dearly. We consider the defeat against Jordan in the group stage as a warning for the whole team before facing our opponent Vietnam. I hope there will be no surprises in which the UAE is the victim again at this Asian Games." |
* If the match is tied after 90 minutes, the two teams will play extra time. If it is still tied, a penalty shootout will be held to determine which team will advance.
PREDICTION: 1-0
A ONE-SINGLE WIN BUT A HUGE TURNING POINT!
From 2007 to now, although Vietnam has only won 1/5 times facing the UAE at the national team level, that single victory created a turning point for the entire Vietnamese football scene. Specifically, at the 2007 Asian Cup Finals, coach A. Riedl and his team won the UAE 2-0 in the opening match of the group stage with 2 beautiful goals by Huynh Quang Thanh (pictured) and Le Cong Vinh, thereby helping us to be present in the quarter-finals of a continental tournament for the first time. Unfortunately, Vietnam then had to stop early against Iraq, the team that later won the Asian Cup. Cup 2007. |
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