Why is Mr. Park 'carrying two burdens on one shoulder'?
(Baonghean.vn) - Even though the two teams practiced 30 minutes apart, fans still couldn't help but feel worried because Mr. Park moved around like a shuttle to direct his players.
First of all, in the world, there are few coaches who can simultaneously “carry a baby and grind rice” like Mr. Park. But both goals are too important, helping the national team pass the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup, which means a ticket to the 2023 Asian Cup finals. And the gold medal in men's football at the 30th SEA Games at the end of the year has been the dream of Vietnamese sports for decades.
"Two children on one arm"
With no other choice, Mr. Park Hang-seo had to directly plan and direct the training of both the national team and the U22 Vietnam team. Of course, the Vietnam Football Federation provided maximum support. First, he had a strong staff, in addition to professional assistants, there was also a large team of doctors, interpreters, and logistics.
 |
Mr. Park is "in charge of two teams". Photo: VPF |
During the recent short training sessions, the U22 Vietnam team mainly practiced on natural grass at the PVF Training Center (Hung Yen). The U22 Vietnam players will use round studded shoes to be able to move easily on the artificial turf.
This time, Mr. Park has 18 days.preparing to face Malaysia and Indonesia in succession. However, Mr. Park is having to worry about the "wounded soldiers" Dinh Trong, Van Duc, Ngoc Hai, Van Vu, Anh Duc trying to race against time to recover. Meanwhile, the eye disease has not allowed Hoang Thinh to practice with his teammates.
Meanwhile, the captain of the Vietnam National Team, Que Ngoc Hai, still had to wrap a bandage around his knee when he went to practice. On the side of the Vietnam U22 team.4 Players who had to practice separately to treat injuries included: Ha Duc Chinh, Nguyen Trong Hung, Nguyen Trong Dai and Phan Thanh Hau. The two groups of "wounded soldiers" from the two teams practiced together.
Full of worries
Difficulties still occur when the Vietnam National Team is still lacking a group of Hanoi FC players due to being busy playing the first leg of the 2019 AFC Cup inter-zone final against 25.4 SC Club of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. How to get Hanoi FC players who have just been called up to the Vietnam National Team such as Quang Hai, Duy Manh... to be healthy and concentrate on the national team after finishing the 2 matches of the 2019 AFC Cup inter-zone final is not easy.
 |
| The two coaches understand each other very well and both want to win at My Dinh Stadium. Photo: VPF |
Vietnamese football and Mr. Park will have to gradually get used to FIFA regulations when national players play for foreign clubs. Assembling a team in such a short time is unprecedented. To do so, national players must complete basic techniques when playing at their clubs, when they join the national team, they only assemble and test the tactical ideas of the head coach.
The reports of assistant Lee Young-jin after watching the match between the Malaysian team and the UAE also made Mr. Park think. The appearance of two naturalized defenders Matthew Davies and La'Vere Corbin-ong playing on the wing and veteran center-back Aidil Zafuan, who won the runner-up position with Malaysia at the 2018 AFF Cup, made the Vietnamese team's attack line need to be renewed.
People are witnessing Mr. Park struggling between the two teams, much harder than his colleagues in Group G. But that is the time to show the class of a talented coach./.