Because the pitch is artificial turf, the Vietnamese team will have two training sessions on the main pitch at Jalan Besar to prepare for the match. In the first familiarization session on the afternoon of December 28, Coach Park Hang-seo paid much attention to the grass and shoes used on artificial turf for the players right from the start of the session. The temperature in Singapore is about 25-30 degrees Celsius, quite different from the cold weather in Vietnam.
After the warm-up, Mr. Park divided the team into 2 with 2 different exercises. The group that played less or did not play in the Malaysia match practiced more. Meanwhile, the group that played in the Malaysia match and Quang Hai practiced with a lighter load. The players in this starting lineup mainly dribbled the ball lightly around the field to get used to the artificial turf.
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| Coach Park had a quick team meeting at 5:30 p.m. at Jalan Besar Stadium in Singapore. He asked something that not all players raised their hands. Photo: Hai Hoang |
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| Against Singapore, the Vietnamese team will play on artificial turf instead of natural turf. Therefore, training equipment will also be changed from iron stakes to plastic, and iron studded shoes to plastic. Photo: Hai Hoang |
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| Before starting the yoga session to stretch the muscles after the afternoon flight, Dr. Giap Anh Tuan gave each player an energy gel to recharge their batteries. Photo: Hai Hoang |
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| Meanwhile, Coach Park will be the one to collect the shells to check which players did not eat. Photo: Hai Hoang |
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| Van Toan received a red card in the match against Malaysia and will not play in the next match, however, he is still in Singapore to practice to maintain his fitness. Photo: Hai Hoang |
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| Because they had to compete on artificial turf, in this training session, all the players wore plastic-nailed shoes onto the field. Photo: Hai Hoang |
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| Some players like Nguyen Tien Linh had to change to other types of shoes that they had never used before. Photo: Hai Hoang |
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| Coach Park checks Nguyen Thanh Chung's shoes. Most of the players of the Vietnamese team used shoes to play on natural grass. Photo: Hai Hoang |
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| Van Hau was quite thoughtful after being criticized by fans. Photo: Hai Hoang |
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| Meanwhile, Tien Linh (who scored the opening goal for the Vietnamese team in the match against Malaysia) was quite comfortable throughout the training session. Photo: Hai Hoang |
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| The coaching staff asked the players to get used to the bounce of the ball on the pitch to calculate the landing point. Goalkeeper Van Lam changed into plastic-cleated shoes and continuously bounced the ball on the ground. Meanwhile, Tien Linh kicked the ball into the air to test the bounce. Photo: Hai Hoang |
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| The atmosphere of the Vietnamese team's training session was very positive, ready to adapt and prepare well for the match. The victory over Singapore will help the Vietnamese team quickly secure a ticket to the semi-finals when it is 3 points ahead of the opponent and has another match with Myanmar in the final round on January 3, 2023. Photo: Hai Hoang |
