Coach Park Hang-seo 'in the dark' about U.23 Korea

Having just reassured the media with a statement: 'The physical strength of the U.23 Vietnam team is gradually improving, and their technical and tactical skills have also improved a lot', coach Park Hang-seo immediately shocked all reporters because: 'The U.23 Korea team is keeping all information secret so we are still almost in the dark about them'.

Coach Park Hang-seo wants U.23 Vietnam to move forward

The ceremony to send off the U.23 Vietnam army to the U.23 Asian finals on the morning of December 29 was not too noisy and still had the necessary quietness for Coach Park to share many things - both optimism and anxiety.

Optimistic when talking about the team's situation: "We have gathered since December 1st and have been practicing extremely hard for nearly a month. My players have released the heavy pressure and they understand that if they are too tense, they will not be able to do anything. I read the confidence in the eyes of each player and their enthusiastic actions and gestures on the training ground make me satisfied. The players' physical strength is also gradually improving.

But I still want U.23 Vietnam to be more enthusiastic, more passionate, more determined. Because the U.23 Asian finals are really like a big mountain. To overcome it, many factors must be present, including inner strength. I would like to repeat once again, U.23 Vietnam is working hard on the training ground with the desire to create miracles. Don't force me to predict the scores of the matches in the finals, nor force me to predict the number of points that U.23 Vietnam can win. But we are trying to make a beautiful dream."

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Personally, I was a little choked up when I heard the heartfelt words from Coach Park Hang-seo: “I am a Korean citizen. My parents are living in Korea. My son is also working in Korea. I am also a patriot. But I am carrying a huge responsibility that more than 90 million Vietnamese people are waiting for and expecting from the Vietnamese national team and the U.23 Vietnam team, so I cannot go against that love. The small flag on my chest is the Vietnamese flag, so in the first match against U.23 Korea on January 11, 2018, I hope that Vietnam will be the winning team.”

The Vietnam U.23 team will go to China on January 1, 2018 and have a friendly match with Palestine U.23 on January 4 in Shanghai.

However, Mr. Park also sowed a big worry with the revelation: “Up to this point, we have collected very little information about U.23 Korea. They are preparing hard for the final round but are completely closed to the press. U.23 Korea has banned propaganda about training sessions and they have not even organized any friendly matches with foreign teams. I have to have my own channel to approach the Korean team and also take a few notes. The two remaining opponents are Australia and Syria, we do not know much about them yet. But my point of view is to solve each match well.”

Midfielder Luong Xuan Truong said: “We do not feel too worried even though the U.23 Asian Cup finals are indeed a huge challenge. The players will enter the game with comfort, without tension or fear.”

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