U19 Vietnam - U19 DPRK: Ready for a new start

At 8:00 p.m. tonight (October 14), the Vietnam U19 team will officially enter the 2016 Southeast Asian U19 campaign with a match against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea U19.

The Vietnam U19 team has left for Bahrain quite quietly, after failing to achieve impressive results at the 2016 Southeast Asian U19 Football Championship. Before arriving at the venue of the 2016 Asian U19 Championship, coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team had a 0-0 draw with Tajikistan U19 in Qatar, a match that Mr. Tuan considered "satisfactory" in many aspects.

Speaking to the press on the day of departure, Mr. Tuan confidently affirmed that the U19 Vietnam team is having the best preparation for the 2016 U19 Asian Cup. Besides practicing tactical exercises, it is worth noting that the U19 Vietnam coaching staff has paid great attention to the psychology of the young players.

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his colleagues put a lot of effort into this tournament.

On the afternoon of October 12, a surprise team meeting was convened. Here, the coaching staff quietly showed the players the 5-2 victory that the seniors in the national team had just achieved against the DPRK team. The inspiration from the "young seniors" like Tuan Anh - Xuan Truong seemed to have breathed a new wind of determination into the young players.

In addition to motivating the team, Mr. Tuan also spent a lot of time talking to his players about the team's determination in this tournament. It is also impossible not to mention the strict regulations of the coaching staff, such as requiring the players to stay away from the media for a day before the match.

U19 Vietnam practice hard before the match day

Assessing the opponents DPRK, Iraq and UAE, Mr. Tuan admitted that U19 Vietnam is the weakest in the group, but when the ball has not rolled yet, "it is impossible to say anything in advance".

Regarding the squad situation before the opening match, apart from Thai Quy and Si Huy who have minor injuries, all the remaining players are in the most stable and energetic state. Coach Hoang Anh Tuan also intentionally kept the expected lineup a secret so that all the players can practice at the highest level.

The expected lineup of the U19 Vietnam team in this match will be Tien Dung, Tan Sinh, Trong Dai, Tan Tai, Van Hau, Tien Dung, Hoang Nam, Anh Ty, Minh Di, Quang Hai, Duc Chinh.

According to VTV