Vietnam national football team wants to win the group, Indonesian coach is convinced
(Baonghean.vn) – Sharing after the match between Vietnam and Indonesia in Group G of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers on the evening of October 15, Coach Park Hang-seo expressed his determination to defeat Thailand at home. Meanwhile, the Indonesian head coach acknowledged the strength of the Vietnam team.
Vietnam national football team just defeated host Indonesia 3-1 in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers at Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium. Vietnam national football team's goals were scored by Duy Manh, Captain Que Ngoc Hai and Tien Linh.
Speaking after the match, coach Park Hang-seo said: “We just had a difficult away match. Vietnam overcame this and won 3 valuable points. My players tried their best. I would like to dedicate this victory to my students.”
When asked about the decision to choose Tien Linh to replace Cong Phuong as the starting player from the beginning, the head coach of the Vietnam national team said: "I always put my trust in every player. I always try to encourage and remind them about their skills so that they can improve more and more."
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| Coach Park Hang-seo expressed his determination to defeat UAE and Thailand at home. Photo: Hai Hoang |
In this match, despite scoring 3 goals, the Vietnamese team conceded a goal for the first time in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Coach Park Hang-seo sympathized with the defenders' actions at the end of the match.
Coach Park said: “Football is a game, this sport is unpredictable. It is a game with many errors. We can take advantage of their mistakes to score. Conceding a goal at that time was very regrettable but we just need to fix it, it is not serious. We will watch video analysis to fix this.”
In particular, Coach Park Hang-seo refused to comment on the fate of Coach McMenemy of the Indonesian team after this match. The head coach of the Vietnamese team said that the host country's reporters had acted disrespectfully when mentioning the resignation of their head coach. Coach Park Hang-seo had experienced such feelings, so he sympathized with his colleague.
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| Indonesia's head coach admits the strength of the Vietnam national team. Photo: Hai Hoang |
In addition, Coach Park also showed respect for both direct competitors, UAE and Thailand, he affirmed: “Every match is important. In November, the Vietnam team will have matches against Thailand and UAE. It is not easy to compete for the top spot with them. We have to try our best to get the best results and fortunately we will play at home in the next two matches. If we prepare carefully, we can beat Thailand and UAE.
As for Indonesia coach S. McMenemy, this coach had many compliments for the Vietnam team, he said: "The Vietnam team is too strong. This is not the Vietnam that Indonesia faced a few years ago, they want to go to the World Cup, so it is very difficult for us. Everyone has seen what Vietnam did at the Asian Cup. They are young, strong, and have people who know how to handle complicated situations."
When asked about his future in the Indonesian national team, the Scottish coach frankly said: "We will discuss. Everyone knows that the fans are demanding my dismissal."
The 3-1 victory over Indonesia helped Vietnam temporarily rise to second place in Group G with the same 7 points but behind Thailand in goal difference. Thailand excellently defeated UAE 2-1 in the following match.
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