It's time for 'miracle doctor' Choi Ju-young to take action
(Baonghean.vn) - In the Korean coach's assistant team, doctor Choi Ju-young is an extremely important figure, especially in the context of a 2-day match schedule and artificial turf that frequently causes injuries to players.
With the competition situation at SEA Games 30, experts believe that the champion is likely to be in Group B. This makes Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia all strive for the final matches of the group stage. The scenario of SEA Games 29 two years ago is almost repeated. U22 Vietnam and U22 Thailand will fight each other in a life-and-death match, while U22 Indonesia will only have to face U22 Laos, which is much easier.
Only 16 players left
In preparation for the match with U22 Vietnam, coach Akira Nishino said: "We know Vietnam is a very strong opponent. Thailand will have to prepare well physically, mentally and tactically for the upcoming match." In the match with U22 Laos, the Japanese coach kept key players such as Supachai, Suphanat, Supachok... on the field only when the match was deadlocked.
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| Dr. Choi Ju-young started practicing sports medicine in 1982 in Qatar. Photo: VFF |
Some people even think that Quang Hai is the “low note” in the team. But as a veteran player, just a moment of brilliance from a set piece, a shot or a pass from the best player of V.League 2019, the Thai team will have to pay the price.
Captain Quang Hai was taken to the hospital by the team's doctors for an injury check on the morning of December 4. According to the results of the scan and initial assessment, he has a torn left leg muscle and will definitely miss the match against U22 Thailand.
Rubik's cube game
Not counting the goalkeeper, Mr. Park only has 3 players left to replace when meeting his colleague Akira Nishino for the third time in 2019. This is a match where the winner will have a 90% chance of being present in the final, so both coaches must calculate carefully. Coincidentally, both coaches are good at "turning the Rubik's cube" on the field, meaning changing the playing positions of the players without necessarily having to make substitutions.
In the match against U22 Indonesia, Trong Hoang was assigned to play in 3 positions. Van Hau and Hung Dung were also tested and performed well in positions other than their strengths. Another good news is that Mr. Park successfully tested the 2-striker style of play and the defenders operated in a diagonal line, when attacking there were only 3 defenders but when defending, Van Hau and Trong Hoang would retreat.
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| Quang Hai is injured. Photo: VFF |
This is the time for the “miracle doctor” Dr. Choi Ju-young to demonstrate his professional skills. His 18 years of experience serving the Korean national team, having treated players such as Lee Jong-kook, Lee Geun-ho, and Ahn Jung-hwan, will be put to good use.
“Coach Park Hang-seo wants to assign specific tasks to each department so that they can be implemented today,” said a member of the U22 Vietnam coaching staff. At this time, the need to restore the health of the players before facing the Thais has been put on top priority.
Mr. Park therefore asked the team doctors to take care of the players' health and massage them late at night on December 3. It is likely that the Vietnam Sports Delegation will provide additional doctors for the team, because this will be an important time for U22 Vietnam.