What did coach Hoang Anh Tuan say before the match against Bahrain?

Today, October 23, the U19 Vietnam team will have an important match with the host U19 Bahrain in the quarterfinals of the U19 Asian Cup. If they win, they will qualify for the next round and also win a ticket to the U20 World Cup.

With such importance, the encounter with U19 Bahrain is determined to be a "lifetime" match for coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team. A victory over Bahrain will help the U19 Vietnam team go down in history.

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan wants U19 Vietnam to defeat Bahrain.

Responding to the Asian press, coach Hoang Anh Tuan yesterday expressed his confidence, saying that U19 Vietnam is not afraid of any opponent. "I was very happy when Vietnam became one of the 16 strongest teams in the continent when entering this tournament. And now, we have entered the top 8 teams. Vietnam participated in the tournament with the mindset of not going on a trip, and the recent results are what we deserve to receive" - ​​Coach Hoang Anh Tuan said.

According to Mr. Tuan, Bahrain is holding many advantages over Vietnam, but this is not the reason for him and his students to be afraid. Mr. Tuan affirmed that U19 Vietnam is ready for the match with the home team. "Before each match, I tell my players that U19 Vietnam respects all opponents, but that does not mean we are afraid. The team will play with 100% ability and the highest determination" - Mr. Tuan said.

Taking the example of Myanmar winning a ticket to the World Cup in the 2014 finals, coach Hoang Anh Tuan said that Myanmar's achievements are the motivation for the current U19 Vietnam team to strive. According to Mr. Tuan, the strongest weapon of the U19 Vietnam team is the high determination of each individual.

On the side of U19 Bahrain, head coach Abdulaziz Omar was also full of confidence when declaring that the home team would defeat U19 Vietnam. Mr. Omar assessed that U19 Vietnam was strong in defense, but not really outstanding in attack ability.

Specifically, according to Mr. Omar, coach Hoang Anh Tuan's team played a fairly simple attack, only using long passes to send the ball up the line to a striker.

Mr. Omar predicts that when facing Bahrain, U19 Vietnam will continue to apply the above tactics. According to Coach Omar, Bahrain will therefore have appropriate plans to limit the ability of U19 Vietnam to counterattack quickly.

According to Tienphong.vn