U23 Vietnam: What good drama lies ahead?

First of all, in Group A, after 2 rounds, no one expected U23 Myanmar to be comfortably at the top of the group, U23 Philippines temporarily ranked 2nd and even U23 host Vietnam was only in 3rd place. Surprisingly, U23 Myanmar was the only team with 2 wins after the first 2 rounds, while U23 Vietnam only had 1 win, 1 draw, U23 Indonesia had 1 loss, 1 win.

Host U23 Vietnam is only in 3rd place.

But from the third round on May 13, it is very likely that the ranking order will change when U23 Vietnam meets the top team U23 Myanmar and U23 Indonesia meets U23 Philippines. A win will bring U23 Vietnam to the top position, while if U23 Indonesia shows its inherent strength, they will climb to 2nd place and the order in the table will be established as expected by experts and fans.

In Group B, U23 Malaysia is currently proving its strength with 2 wins after 2 matches, temporarily ranked first and the opportunity to maintain the top position in the group is very well-founded, pushing the powerful U23 Thailand to second place in the group. U23 Cambodia and U23 Singapore both had a win but also played inconsistently in the matches they played. U23 Cambodia started strong but was quickly figured out by their opponent, U23 Singapore, who had not played well before. Overall, order in Group B was soon established, although there were some interesting surprises when U23 Thailand fell in the opening match, although they quickly regained their inherent position as many people knew.

U23 Myanmar is comfortably at the top of the table.

In the 2 groups, U23 Myanmar and U23 Malaysia played well in the first 2 matches, but the reason is that they have not faced the strongest teams. Things will be more difficult for these 2 teams in the future, if they really play well, U23 Malaysia's position at the top is possible, but for U23 Myanmar, it will definitely be more difficult when they have to face 2 candidates U23 Vietnam and U23 Indonesia.

As for U23 Vietnam, the first 2 matches have not shown the real strength and stability in the playing style, especially the calculation for a long-term match. The typical image of the instability of U23 Vietnam is defender Van Do with 2 contrasting images in the first 2 matches. If in the opening match against U23 Indonesia, Van Do played well, exploded (1 goal, a key pass that opened up an opportunity...), then in the second match against U23 Philippines, Van Do played deadlocked and confused. Not to mention almost all the players clearly showed their helplessness before the opponent's defensive style of play, unable to create breakthroughs from the 2 wings as well as the center, coordination situations as well as set pieces...

It is very possible that due to professional quality, combined with the dense competition schedule, the U23 teams did not meet the requirements. In the case of U23 Philippines, they played well in the matches against U23 Timor Leste and U23 Vietnam, but failed in the match against U23 Myanmar. There is a reason that playing 3 consecutive matches in 6 days did not ensure the physical strength and technical and tactical requirements as desired. But for U23 Vietnam, it is very possible that playing all the cards early in the opening match against U23 Indonesia, although achieving an important and key victory, also left many "holes" for the opponent to quickly realize and be ready to play defensively and hold them back.

It is very likely that not only U23 Philippines but also U23 Myanmar will use a multi-layered defense to stop the excitement and haste of U23 Vietnam. Failure to achieve good results against U23 Philippines will force Mr. Park Hang-seo and his team to adjust their sights, accumulate physical strength, and hone their tactics when fighting against a not-so-strong opponent, U23 Myanmar. The opponent can play tough, find every way to disrupt U23 Vietnam's playing style, so the requirements for alertness, decisiveness, and suddenness are more specific than ever for Hung Dung and his teammates.

Hopefully things will not go too far from Mr. Park Hang-seo's calculations. The possibility of meeting U23 Thailand in the semi-finals, which was unexpected before the tournament took place, is now very likely a reality and everyone has to grit their teeth and accept it. No one dares to say U23 Thailand is very strong, but it cannot be said that they are not as scary as expected, but if we underestimate or neglect them for even a moment, everyone will have to pay a heavy price against this opponent?

So the good drama is still ahead, even with the host U23 Vietnam.,.