Vietnam team's first training session, coach Park absent due to quarantine

Vietnam Teamwill officially regroup to prepare for the final qualifying round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Asia at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center, with the top goal being to prevent and fight the Covid-19 epidemic for the team.

The Vietnam national team had its first training session in preparation for the final qualifying round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Photo: Song Nghe

Only 3 out of 31 players called up have not yet attended the first training session: Que Ngoc Hai, Nguyen Trong Hoang and Bui Tien Dung. The trio will join their teammates tomorrow (August 6). Meanwhile, head coach Park Hang-seo, after taking a leave to deal with family matters, is also undergoing medical isolation according to health authorities' regulations. If nothing changes, he will return to work with the national team on August 11. During this time,Coach Park Hang-seoThe main task is assigned to assistant Lee Young-jin to coordinate with colleagues in the coaching staff to manage professional work at the team's training sessions, according to the curriculum approved by the head coach.

Vietnam team's first training session, coach Park was absent due to quarantine. Photo: Song Nghe

Due to the suspension of domestic tournaments due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the players have also gone through a long period of time without competing. Therefore, in this afternoon's training session, the coaching staff mainly deployed exercises to release the players' inertia through endurance running around the field and free running. The session ended with low-touch coordination exercises to help the players regain their ball feel.

Tuan Anh and Van Toan practice separately with doctors to recover from injuries during their training at the club. Photo: Song Nghe

At this afternoon's training session, Tuan Anh and Van Toan practiced separately with the doctor to recover from injuries sustained during their time training at the club. It is expected that the duo will return to normal training in about 2 days. Defender Doan Van Hau is also in the process of recovering, so he should stay at the hotel to work out in the gym according to the treatment regimen.

Assistant Lee Young-jin coordinates with his colleagues in the coaching staff to manage professional work at the team's training sessions. Photo: Hai Hoang

According to the plan, the team will maintain training with a frequency of one session per day. Periodically during the training process, all members will be sampled for rapid SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing and RT-PCR testing to prevent Covid-19, and will only contact and communicate with those performing tasks related to the team's activities as confirmed by the VFF.