Coach Park has found a 'treasure' for the final match with Indonesia

Right from the group stage, people predicted that the SEA Games championship this time would be difficult to escape from the hands of Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand. Simply because with such a harsh competition schedule, all 3 teams on the squad have much more class and depth.

Everything is ready

But when Quang Hai was injured, many people were worried about how the Korean coach would handle it. Simply put, Quang Hai has been an indispensable player in Mr. Park's 3-4-3 formation for the past 2 years. Midfielder Quang Hai can sit on the bench and not play for the capital team, but not for the national team. But in the match against U22 Thailand, people can temporarily forget about this talented number 19.

Mr. Park has found the optimal lineup before the final match. Photo: VFF

Unlike U22 Thailand, who were without Eakkanit and had to stop playing early, Mr. Park turned the Rubik's cube to a 3-5-2 formation, sending Tien Linh and Duc Chinh onto the field right from the start after several trials. The match against U22 Cambodia is an affirmation that this is the most optimal formation of U22 Vietnam at the present time. It helps Hung Dung and Hoang Duc to develop their strengths, balancing both attack and defense.

Playing against U22 Indonesia, strong in playing on the wing and passing back to the second line, we have people both on the wing and in front of the goal. Because behind them, Trong Hoang, Duc Chien, Thanh Tinh will have the conditions to block both the wings and the center when the opponent passes his teammates. With the 3-5-2 formation, Mr. Park has changed it to 3-3-2-2, 3-4-1-2 depending on the situation on the field.

At this SEA Games, the goalkeeper is the fatal weakness of U22 Vietnam. There has never been a champion of the tournament whose goalkeeper was not in the top 3 of the tournament. No one can blame Tien Dung or Van Toan, but choosing between them is extremely difficult, when both of them have made personal mistakes.

Finally, after Quang Hai's injury, Mr. Park has a reasonable tactical diagram. Photo: VFF

But in a match without too much pressure, Van Toan still showed that he deserved the trust of Mr. Park and Vietnamese fans. It was not the situation of successfully blocking Keo Sokpheng's penalty that made people immediately forget the immaturity that led to the loss in the match against U22 Thailand. But the Hai Phong goalkeeper affirmed that if given the opportunity, I would show my mettle.

In this situation, Mr. Park was right. Right from the fact that he personally called Bui Tien Dung out to practice, talked to him at the end of the last practice session before meeting U22 Cambodia, right from the fact that he instructed his teammates when passing the ball back to Van Toan to aim for his strong foot.

After the qualifying round, he chose a satisfactory defense with 3 names: 3 central defenders Van Hau, Thanh Chung, Tan Sinh. If Van Hau is an acknowledged name, Thanh Chung and Tan Sinh are discoveries for both U22 Vietnam and the national team in the future. Obviously, Tan Sinh was not as excellent as Tan Tai in the preparation process, but in the match against U22 Cambodia, he coordinated quite well with his senior Trong Hoang.

The look of a champion

Looking at the running steps of the U22 Vietnam players, people can see the foresight of Mr. Park when he "bargained" with VFF to need 5 doctors for the team at SEA Games 30. Looking at U22 Indonesia struggling for 120 minutes against U22 Myanmar, people can see the wisdom of Mr. Park when he decided to "fight fast, win fast", to rest his troops for the final match.

Seeing both Tien Linh and Duc Chinh in the top scorers list and the form of both calculated for the final match, we can see the ingenuity of Mr. Park Hang-seo. People see that Chinh "unlucky" is "lucky", just the situation of receiving a corner kick from his teammate, Duc Chinh lightly touched the ball and then touched Yue Safy's thigh on the U22 Cambodia side when it flew into the net to increase the score to 4-0, which said that.

The worst thing is that Mr. Park's yellow card is also very meaningful. He accepted the yellow card to protect Trong Hoang when he was fouled by number 7 Mao Piseth, which created great encouragement for his students. Just focus on playing, the teacher will take care of everything, the teacher will bear it!

It took us 10 years to reach the SEA Games men's football final. But this time, all the preparations for a historic match have been completed, with just a little luck, Vietnamese fans will have the opportunity to celebrate the first SEA Games men's championship in history!