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Midfielder Hoang Duc: Vietnam team has many options for the match against Indonesia

Hai Hoang • DNUM_BBZBCZCACE 20:53

Midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc said that the Vietnam team has many options for the match against Indonesia at the ASEAN Cup 2024.

After the victory over Laos in the opening match of the 2024 ASEAN Cup group stage, the Vietnamese team returned home. On the afternoon of December 11, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team started training at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho) to prepare to welcome Indonesia in the second match.

Sharing about the schedule and physical condition of the whole team after returning from Laos, midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc said: "The weather in Laos and Vietnam is different, Laos is hot while Vietnam is cold. This morning, the team had a meeting to review the experience after the match against Laos."

Coach Kim Sang-sik and his team have started training at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho). Photo: Hai Hoang

The upcoming match with Indonesia is an important confrontation, decisive for the ticket to continue as well as the top position in Group B at theASEAN Cup 2024.

Evaluating the opponent, Vietnam Golden Ball 2023 said: "Indonesia in this tournament does not have many naturalized players, mainly players playing domestically. We also faced those same players at Viet Tri Stadium at SEA Games 2021, surely the upcoming confrontation will be very interesting because Indonesia has made progress."

Hoang Duc said there is a difference between the weather in Laos and Vietnam. Photo: Hai Hoang

"I watched some of Indonesia's matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Unlike the squad that was mostly naturalized players in the last qualifiers, I don't think Indonesia's squad at this ASEAN Cup is too unfamiliar, because many of them have played in this tournament before. The Vietnamese team will have the best options for the match against Indonesia," Hoang Duc added.

In the match against Laos, Hoang Duc was arranged to play with Ngoc Tan (first half) and Quang Hai (second half). When asked which "partner" in the midfield of the Vietnamese team is more suitable for Hoang Duc, the midfielder from Hai Duong said: "Personally, I think who I play with or who I play with is not a problem.

The Vietnamese team will have the best plans for the match against Indonesia. Photo: Hai Hoang

We all understood each other from the training period in Korea. It was a useful training trip that helped me and my teammates bond more. It was good to compete with everyone and the decision was made by the coaching staff. The whole team always sets the highest goal in every match, which is to win."

The match between Vietnam and Indonesia will take place at 8:00 p.m. on December 15 at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho).

Some pictures of the training session on the afternoon of December 11 at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho):

_MG_9508 (1) — After the 4-1 victory over Laos, coach Kim Sang Sik affirmed that the players were well prepared and ready for the next challenges. Photo: Hai Hoang

Midfielder Nguyen Xuan Son has yet to have a chance to play. Photo: Hai Hoang

Bui Vi Hao played energetically in the match against the Laos team, but he still could not score a goal of his own. Photo: Hai Hoang

The victory in the first match helped Quang Hai and his teammates maintain the top position in the table. Photo: Hai Hoang

Các tuyển thủ Việt Nam bước vào tập luyện để chuẩn bị cho trận đấu gặp Indonesia. Ảnh: Hải Hoàng — This is a match that is considered to be of great significance, directly affecting the situation of Group B in the race for a ticket to the semi-finals, so the Vietnamese team needs to be very determined. Photo: Hai Hoang

_MG_9272 (1) — Coach Kim Sang-sik and his team had 4 training sessions in Viet Tri before the match against Indonesia on December 15. Photo: Hai Hoang

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