Coach Park and his affirmation before the Thai people in the U23 Asian qualifiers
(Baonghean.vn) - The Thai people are showing their determination to regain their position in the Southeast Asian region. It is not an exaggeration to say that the upcoming U23 Asian qualifiers will be a match worthy of the king between Vietnam and Thailand.
As the host team, U23 Thailand is sure to have a place in the 2020 AFC U23 Championship. However, the Thais are still determined to bring their strongest squad to Vietnam to participate in the qualifying matches of Group K, where the host Vietnam, Indonesia and Brunei are present. This move proves that the Thais want the My Dinh "stage" to be the place to determine the current position of Southeast Asian football.
After the recent successes, Vietnamese football has truly made the whole region admire. For them, Vietnam is the new king of Southeast Asian football. Vietnam’s remarkable progress has made the rest, Thailand, Indonesia… feel hot.
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| Vietnamese football has made great strides, making Thailand feel offended. Photo: VTC |
Recently in Gia Lai, Mr. Park Hang-seo had a very frank conversation with Mr. Duc. During this conversation, Mr. Park Hang-seo repeatedly emphasized that, currently, Vietnamese football is no longer afraid of Thailand and should be confident in itself to be able to do even greater things.
Mr. Park Hang-seo's words made the HAGL boss visibly excited. Mr. Duc agreed with that opinion and said that, for a long time, Vietnamese football was prone to the mentality of... fear when facing Thailand. However, this is no longer the case and the dream of many generations of Vietnamese football lovers has come true. That is a wonderful feeling of comfort for Mr. Duc, a person passionate about the country's football, the representative of a generation that always dreams of the Thai dream.
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| Coach Park Hang-seo said that Vietnam is no longer afraid of Thailand. Photo: Kingsport |
In fact, Coach Park Hang-seo once led the U23 Vietnam team to defeat Thailand right on Thai soil in the M-150 tournament. This was Mr. Park's first major mark on Vietnamese football.
Not yet over the shock of that defeat, Thai football felt even more shocked when witnessing Vietnamese football continuously reaping unexpected successes such as the 2nd place in the 2018 U23 Asia, the 4th place in the 2018 Asiad, most recently the AFF Cup Championship and entering the 8 strongest teams of the 2019 Asian Cup. From here, Thai people clearly felt that they were really being surpassed by their opponents and they were having the same feeling that many generations of Vietnamese football had to go through.
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| Coach Park Hang-seo will prove his words are true in the upcoming U23 Asian qualifiers. Photo: Vnexpress |
Mr. Park Hang-seo is not Vietnamese and he does not have the fear of Thai people like Vietnamese fans have experienced. From a purely professional perspective, Mr. Park clearly understands how Vietnamese football is progressing and whether the strength of Thai people is really scary or not.
However, to prove what he said is true, in the upcoming U23 Asia qualifiers, U23 Vietnam under the leadership of Mr. Park Hang-seo must overcome Thailand and Indonesia to win a ticket to the next round, which is a strong affirmation of the team that is currently the runner-up of the tournament.
