2014 International U19 Tournament: Everything is unknown!

January 5, 2014 18:03

Tomorrow, January 6, the first round of the 2014 International U19 Football Tournament will take place, but most of the 4 participating teams do not know much about each other.

Quanh cảnh cuộc họp báo trước vòng đấu đầu tiên diễn ra chiều nay 5/1. Ảnh: Anh Tài.
Scene of the press conference before the first round taking place this afternoon, January 5. Photo: Anh Tai.

In the press conference held this afternoon, January 5, at Rex Hotel (HCMC) about the tournament, there were representatives of 4 teams AS Roma, Tottenham, Japan and host Vietnam, along with a large number of media.

Representatives of the teams all said that they did not know anything about each other, especially the host team Vietnam. Therefore, they all expressed that this tournament would be a chance for young players to gain more experience and practice.

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However, head coach Masakazu of Japan U19 added that before coming to Vietnam, he had researched the Vietnam U19 team through video recordings. According to Mr. Masakazu: "The Vietnam team has a very modern playing style, I am very impressed with the home team."

According to the coaches of Japan, AS Roma and Tottenham, the hot weather and high humidity in Ho Chi Minh City are the most formidable opponents for players from temperate climates, where winter is cold.

Meanwhile, the team's teachers and studentsU19 VietnamThere is not much information about the opponents, except that captain Xuan Truong said he had the opportunity to compete with the Japanese team, and this is probably the strongest team in the tournament.

According to Bongdaplus