Coach Park makes a strong statement if U23 Vietnam faces Korea

Right after U23 Vietnam landed at Soekarno-Hatta airport (Jakarta - Indonesia), coach Park Hang Seo had a quick exchange with the Korean press.

Talking about the team's goal, the U23 Vietnam coach shared the following: "The goal of U23 Vietnam is to pass the group stage, but I hope the whole team can do more than that."

When asked by a reporter from the Korean news agency, Yonhap, about the possibility of facing U23 Korea after the group stage, coach Park Hang-seo showed modesty but also made very strong statements: "Korea is my home country, my family is there too, but now I am working in Vietnam.

I have to do my best as the captain of U23 Vietnam. In fact, if we can avoid U23 Korea, we should do it. But we certainly are not afraid if we have to face Korea soon. For U23 Vietnam, every match we play at the Asiad is a final. Fans in Vietnam have high expectations for this tournament and we need to do our best to meet those expectations.”

At the friendly tournament before the 2018 ASIAD, U23 Vietnam had quality matches. Photo: Huy Hung.

To prepare for the 2018 ASIAD, at the 2018 International U23 Friendly Tournament, Coach Park Hang-seo and his team had some really high-quality matches. Specifically, we played 3 matches unbeaten, winning 1-0 against U23 Oman, 2-1 against U23 Palestine and drawing 1-1 against U23 Uzbekistan.

U23 Vietnam match schedule in group D ASIAD 2018

August 14: 4:00 p.m.: U23 Vietnam vs U23 Pakistan

August 16: 7:00 p.m.: U23 Nepal vs U23 Vietnam

August 19: 4:00 p.m.: U23 Japan vs U23 Vietnam