U23 Vietnam and Jordan block information; Thai newspaper disappointed with home team
(Baonghean.vn) - U23 Jordan and Vietnam are doing everything they can to limit information about their preparation and training before the important match on January 13; Thai media expressed disappointment at U23 Thailand's loss to U23 Australia in the 2020 AFC U23 Championship last night.
On January 11, U23 Vietnam had their first training session after the draw with UAE. Contrary to tradition, Coach Park Hang-seo allowed the press to attend the entire training session. However, this was only a training session for the reserve players. The entire main squad only had light training at the hotel.
At the same time, Mr. Park announced that the media will not be allowed to attend the team's training sessions on January 12. He wants U23 Vietnam to have the highest concentration before the upcoming important match. Due to the draw with UAE, U23 Vietnam must beat Jordan if they want to have an advantage in winning a ticket in Group D.
After U23 Vietnam, it was Jordan’s turn to block information. The West Asian team had an official training session at 7pm on January 11. According to the rules, they had to allow the media 15 minutes. However, the Jordan U23 coach spent most of that time talking to the players on the field. When the team had just started training, they immediately asked the press to leave the field.
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| Coach Park Hang-seo blocked information from the press before the match against U23 Jordan. Photo: Minh Chien. |
Not only on the training ground, U23 Vietnam also asked the media not to come near the hotel to avoid affecting the players' private space. The second round of the 2020 AFC U23 Championship group stage also did not hold a press conference before the event, meaning all information about the preparations of U23 Vietnam and Jordan was blocked.
Thai newspaper disappointed with home team
As soon as the match ended, the Daily News had an article reporting the match. The headline of the article expressed disappointment with the performance of U23 Thailand: "Playing awkwardly, U23 Thailand was defeated by Australia".
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| The content of the Daily News article expressed regret that U23 Thailand could not maintain the good game created in the first half. |
"This game helped U23 Thailand take the lead thanks to Anon's goal. But in the 43rd minute, they let U23 Australia equalize. In the second half, everything changed when U23 Australia played much better," commented Daily News. Siam Sport was also one of the sites expressing disappointment. This newspaper titled its article: "Thailand lost focus at the end of the match and let Australia defeat them."
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