U20 Vietnam vs U20 Timor Leste: Rotating to wait for the 'final'

The tight schedule has forced the coaching staff of the U20 Vietnam team to consider rotating the squad to keep the players' strength. After the 5-1 victory over U20 Hong Kong, coach Dinh The Nam has probably shaped the squad to prepare for the "final" match of Group F against host U20 Indonesia. Therefore, this match against U20 Timor Leste will be an opportunity for young players who have not played in the first round to take the field and prove their abilities.

The 5-1 victory over U20 Hong Kong gives the U20 Vietnam team more confidence in the next matches. Photo: VFF

In the goalkeeper position, Doan Huy Hoang is still the one trusted by the coaching staff of the Vietnam national team. This is a position that does not require too much effort, so playing regularly will help the goalkeeper of Viettel Club to be more stable.

Meanwhile, the two full-backs Van Cuong and Bao Long will probably be rested by coach Dinh The Nam in this match after being very active in the match against U20 Hong Kong. In addition, U20 Indonesia's playing style uses a lot of situations of going down the flanks, so it is completely understandable to let the full-back duo rest in this match.

In midfield, the two most outstanding players of U20 Vietnam areDinh Xuan Tienand Khuat Van Khang may continue to be used by the coaching staff but only in one half or the last few minutes of the match to ensure the physical strength and maintain the feeling of this duo. Other midfielders such as Thai Son, Duc Phu, Xuan Bac or Van Tu can still help U20 Vietnam have an overwhelming match against U20 Timor Leste. Unfortunately for our young team, midfielder Dinh Bac suffered a serious injury and officially missed the matches in the U20 Asia qualifiers this time.

Similar to the midfield, Thanh Nhan and Quoc Viet are likely to be rested in the attack to save their strength for the final match. The chosen replacements are Bui Vi Hao and Le Quang Hien. The match with U20 Timor Leste will be an opportunity for these young strikers to practice and find their best feeling after not being able to play in the first match.

U20 Timor Leste suffered a 0-4 defeat in their opening match. Photo: AFC

Our opponents in the second round are U20 Timor Leste, who just lost 0-4 to U20 Indonesia. This is a match in which despite their best efforts, the level of U20 Timor Leste was too different, so they could not show much. Although the defense played with a large number of players, they still revealed many loopholes for the U20 Indonesia strikers to exploit. In addition, the number of times the strikers attacked the ball could be counted on the fingers and almost did not pose any threat to the U20 Indonesia defense. A point worth noting for coach Dinh The Nam and his team is that U20 Timor Leste's playing style is quite harsh. Therefore, our players need to minimize collisions to avoid unfortunate injuries that may occur.

In addition to the goal of winning against U20 Timor Leste, even a big win, preserving the team's strength for the "Group F final" match with Indonesia is also a very important task of the team's coaching staff.U20 VietnamHopefully with the "cool hand" of coach Dinh The Nam, U20 Vietnam will continue to achieve success in the upcoming period.