Vietnam team holds closed meeting to analyze opponents at AFF Cup

This morning, November 17, the Vietnamese team held a team meeting to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the opponents in the group stage of the AFF Cup 2016.

DUnder the leadership of coach Huu Thang, the Vietnamese team is a unified bloc, without factions.

“The level of the teams in the Southeast Asian region has become closer. Therefore, the whole team must not be subjective. We must not think too soon about the semi-final ticket, everyone must play with the highest concentration and determination, trying every match,” Coach Huu Thang said in the interview.The team meeting lasted more than an hour.

In the first meeting since arriving in Myanmar, the strategist born in 1971 only showed his students videotapes of matches between Malaysia, Myanmar and Cambodia to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the three opponents in the group stage of the AFF Cup 2016.

At the AFF Cup 2016, the Vietnamese team is in Group B. The team will meet host Myanmar (November 20), Malaysia (November 23) and Cambodia (November 26).

Malaysia, the opponent who defeated Vietnam in the semi-finals of the AFF Cup 2014, is also present in Myanmar. Photo: Lam Thoa

This afternoon, the Vietnamese team will practice at 3:00 p.m. (Hanoi time) at Aung Sang Stadium. Coach Huu Thang decided to practice behind closed doors. Myanmar and Malaysia also closed their training grounds, only allowing the media to cover the first 15 minutes, when the team warms up lightly.

Since the Vietnamese team went to Yangon, coach Huu Thang has not imposed martial law, has not confiscated electronic devices, and has not set a bedtime... However, the players have consciously eaten and slept on time to ensure the best physical condition for the most important tournament of the year for the Vietnamese team.

According to VNE