U22 Vietnam - Brunei: Coach Park's 'smart plan' and a rain of goals?

In the past, the Brunei team has never been our opponent from the national team to the youth teams. In the last 4 matches, the victory has always been in favor of the Vietnamese players with the difference scores of 6-0, 6-0, 7-0 and 8-0. Even if they play with reserve players, the goal of the U22 Vietnam players is to score many goals and not concede any.

U22 Brunei and learning goals

Coach Aminuddin bin Jumat said that the U22 Brunei team's goal in going to the Philippines is just to learn because the team has 12/20 players under 20 years old, most of whom do not practice at clubs. Most of the young players are rich, playing football is more of a pastime than a career.

Most notably, Faiq Bolkiah, the captain of the U22 Brunei team, is the Crown Prince of Brunei. He is the eldest son of Prince Jefri Bolkiah, who owns a personal fortune of more than 19 billion USD. In addition to his talent, his huge fortune is also the reason why the 21-year-old player plays for the youth team of Leicester City Club.

Trong Hoang will be Mr. Park's important "strategic card". Photo: Hai Hoang

Bukialsports newspaper said that the Brunei Royal Family will reward 20 million Brunei dollars (nearly 350 billion VND) if U22 Brunei draws with Vietnam to encourage coach Aminuddin Jumat and his team for the opening match.

“To encourage the players, the Royal Family has decided to approve some rewards if the Brunei U22 team scores against Vietnam. If they score a goal, the rewards will be much bigger. King Hassanal Bolkiah is very interested in the SEA Games and has high expectations for the team's performance in this tournament.”, Bukial Sport reported.

It is true that coach Aminuddin Jumat and his team have nothing but money, a lot of money and the bottom position in Group B is difficult to escape from the hands of Brunei players, even the young Cambodian players have recently made visible progress. For Brunei, leaving the 30th SEA Games with a goal is already a joy, not thinking about winning.

Coach Park and smart plan

Group B has 6 teams, so they will play 1 more match than Group A. For Coach Park Hang-seo and his team, the qualifying round has its own advantage as they will face opponents from easy to hard, Indonesia and Thailand are identified as the main opponents. Mr. Park shared that the coaching staff will have a smart playing plan to overcome the group stage.

Mr. Park will leave Quang Hai out in the match against U22 Brunei. Photo: VFF.

According to experts, Mr. Park will most likely leave out Quang Hai, a player who has played 57 matches since the beginning of 2019. Both Trong Hung and Hoang Duc can secure this position, and Mr. Park even tested Trong Hoang in the left midfielder position.

Most likely, the two players over 22 years old, Hung Dung and Trong Hoang, with their physical strength recovering quite quickly, will be put on the field from the beginning as the core of U22 Vietnam. The young player who is in good form in the national team, Tien Linh, will be tested in the center forward position, with the expectation of scoring goals and getting a feel for the ball.

Mr. Park’s goal is certainly to score as many goals as possible, not to concede any goals, and to minimize injuries and penalties. So after scoring a goal, the Korean coach will continue to give the young players a chance to try their hand.