Test Coach Park Hang-seo's skills before the match against U22 Myanmar

According to the competition scheduleU22 VietnamThere is still very little time to prepare for the decisive match against U22 Myanmar. But according to coach Park Hang-seo's assessment in the press conference after the match against U22 Chinese Taipei, having more days off than the opponent is not necessarily an advantage for U22 Vietnam.

Advantage for U22 Myanmar

First of all, according to the regulations of the 2022 AFC U23 Championship, the 11 group winners and 4 group runners-up (except Group G) with the best results will qualify for the final round in Uzbekistan in June next year. So only winning by a minimum of 1-0 against U22 Chinese Taipei is making it difficult for us, if U22 Myanmar has an advantage in terms of score before facing us.

Myanmar football is not strong in Southeast Asia. But somehow, we always have difficulty facing them at both youth and national team levels. In the past, there were many times when we were very strong but still got beaten when facing them. At the 26th SEA Games in 2011, the U22 Vietnam team lost 1-4 to U23 Myanmar in the bronze medal match and had to leave the tournament empty-handed in frustration.

4 years later, at the 28th SEA Games in 2015, U22 Vietnam at that time had many excellent players from HAGL and SLNA, but with a force that gathered outstanding faces such as Cong Phuong, Que Ngoc Hai, Tien Dung, Duy Manh, Huy Toan, Hong Quan... still had to stop at the semi-finals when losing to U22 Myanmar with a score of 1-2.

When Mr. Park came to Vietnam to work, in the last 2 meetings, U22 Vietnam won against U22 Myanmar in friendly matches. That was the 4-0 victory at the M150 Cup - Thailand 2017 and the 2-0 victory in the international friendly match on June 7, 2019 at Viet Tri Stadium, Phu Tho.

Must Win Order

Obviously in Group I, U22 Myanmar is a direct opponent of U22 Vietnam and the opponent himself also understands that, so he is carefully preparing for the 2022 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers. The U22 Myanmar team has undergone a training session in Dubai (UAE) before going to Kyrgyzstan to participate in the race in Group I. Here, U22 Myanmar had a 2-2 draw with Al Jazeera Al Hamra Club (playing in the UAE second division) in a test match on October 25. Watching U22 Chinese Taipei compete with U22 Vietnam will help U22 Myanmar players come up with the most effective approach.

U22 Vietnam is ready with the best personnel.

In fact, Mr. Park does not have many new personnel options because except for Hai Long, the player who is currently recovering from an injury, Viet Anh, Thanh Binh, Van Xuan, Van Toan, Xuan Quyet, Xuan Tu, Hoang Anh, Van Dat... are the best cards in his hand. Even Viet Anh, Thanh Binh, Van Xuan, Van Toan have approached the national team.

The reason why U22 Vietnam is having difficulty scoring goals is simply because for the past 2 years, U22 Vietnam has been trained regularly and for a long time, but in the end, they have not had many intense matches to practice. The young players do not have enough courage and perseverance to calmly wait for the opportunity to penetrate the opponent's concrete defense. This is something that the Korean coach must improve within 5 days so that even when we are forced to win against U22 Myanmar, we still have enough confidence to compete.