The difference between coach Huu Thang and Miura

According to coach Le Thuy Hai, it is necessary to fairly recognize that coach Huu Thang's team played well within their capabilities and maintained a stable squad after the past two matches.

According to coach Hai "lo", coach Huu Thang did better than Miura.

“Playing with Iraq, Miura drew and Huu Thang lost, but we should not just look at the result. The main thing is about the players and the playing style, Huu Thang did better than Miura,” coach Le Thuy Hai analyzed.

Having closely followed the matches of the Vietnam national team under Miura and Huu Thang, Mr. Le Thuy Hai said that each coach has his own viewpoint and way of doing things, but experts should be clear-headed and clear-headed to support viewpoints and ways of doing things that are suitable for Vietnamese football.

“It is true that Huu Thang lost to Iraq, and Miura drew, but to be fair, those were two different Iraqi teams. The Iraqi team that came to My Dinh that day were subjective, they were superficial, they had a poor diet. As for the Iraqi team that played in Iran yesterday, they were healthy and had to play, because only by winning would they have a chance to continue. The nature of the match was very different.”

Mr. Hai said that before the team went to the away field, he advised Huu Thang that they should not play small, passing games anymore, because Iraq would surround them, they were stronger, faster, taller, and had techniques that were not inferior to ours. If they lost the ball at home, they would lose immediately.

"Mr. Thang is aware of that and has instructed the players to play more medium and longer passes than in the match against Taiwan, not keeping the ball for long in dangerous areas, which is reasonable," commented Thanh Hoa coach.

With his observation, Mr. Hai "lo" noted that although Vietnam conceded 1 goal, the defense system was stable. Although the opponent was superior in every aspect, there were still times when Vietnam controlled the ball, developed the ball, and played small.

“At this point, I have to make it clear that we should not blame the pitch for not being able to play as we wanted. Iraq’s high ball play is less affected. Iraq still plays deep and small, and when they play deep and small, we cannot steal the ball from them,” Mr. Hai was not satisfied with some opinions defending the Vietnamese team.

Coach Huu Thang at the inauguration ceremony of the Vietnam National Team Head Coach.

Mr. Hai himself also disagreed with the referee's bias towards the "home" team Iraq, especially in the situation of recognizing the goal. "It was a valid goal, they occupied the space better than Nguyen Manh, that's all. As for me, I think the referee's judgment was too... loose for us. If it was too tight, Dinh Luat would have been penalized with 11m, and Cong Vinh would have been given a red card for elbowing."

According to Mr. Hai, it is necessary to be fair to say that Huu Thang's team played well within their capabilities and maintained a nearly complete squad through 2 matches, but we are still far from reaching the level of our opponents. "Don't deceive yourself and the public with objective reasons, it will be difficult to progress like that."

“If they were better, they would have won. There is nothing to blame for this loss. I think Mr. Thang is on the right track. What is weak and lacking must be fixed and improved. It has only been two matches, we still have many things to hope for in the future.”

According to Vietnamnet