U23 Vietnam "heavenly time, favorable location, and harmony of people"

In this final round, all 4 teams in Group D still have a chance to continue. According to the tournament rules, the criteria will be: points, head-to-head record between teams with equal points, head-to-head goal difference and number of goals scored.

According to the current performance in Group D, Coach Park and his team have full authority to decide their fate. If they win against U23 Syria, they will automatically enter the quarter-finals, regardless of the result of the remaining match.

Heavenly time, favorable location, and harmony between people

Coach Hussein Afash emphasized that U23 Syria is capable of defeating U23 Vietnam. Photo: Internet

Considered the weakest team in the group, U23 Vietnam is now in a position to compete for a ticket to the next round with opponents U23 Korea, U23 Syria and U23 Australia. Obviously, this is a big step forward for Vietnamese football, the credit goes to Coach Park Hang Seo.

Playing at Changsu Sports Center (Changshu, China), Cong Phuong and his teammates also have much more advantages than in Con Son in terms of weather and field conditions. The quality of the field at Changsu Sports Center is said to be better than Con Son, the field is flat, the grass is softer and more beautiful, suitable for the technical playing style of our Vietnamese players.

Here, Vietnamese fans living and studying have made specific plans to cheer for the team. Among the 4 teams in Group D, U23 Vietnam has the largest and most enthusiastic fan base.

After the 1-0 victory over U23 Australia, partly thanks to the subjectivity of coach Ante Milicic, the spirit of the Vietnamese players is high. The players have overcome their inferiority complex, boldly competed on the field and completely trusted the direction of coach Park.

Not only the players but also the fans, experts and the press have highly appreciated the Korean coach's coaching ability. Mr. Park is willing to let the opponent hold the ball, make many passes while still creating a proactive and solid defensive formation.

Despite being the underdogs, the Vietnamese players’ shooting, blocking, and aerial combat stats are not far behind their opponents. Our professional success stats are even better than U23 Australia’s.

With no injured players, Mr. Park and his students have all three factors of "heavenly time, favorable location, and harmony" in the match against U23 Syria. A great opportunity to be present in the quarter-finals of the continental tournament for the first time, in the context of strong teams like U23 Thailand hastily retreated and returned home.

Physical, air combat

Quang Hai (19) is the name that the U23 Syrian players are most interested in. Photo: Internet

Despite having done special things against U23 Korea and U23 Australia, people still think that U23 Vietnam is weaker than U23 Syria. Coach Hussein Afash of U23 Syria has strong strikers Zeid Ghrir, Al Rahman or Moumen Naji, who play well together. The West Asian players are playing energetic football, with much more impact than U23 Australia, they are very willing to disrupt the opponent's playing style.

Without hiding anything, Coach Hussein Afash said he will let his players continuously "fire artillery" into goalkeeper Tien Dung's 16.5m area at high frequency to wear down his stamina and wait for Duy Manh and his teammates to make mistakes.

Falling into a must-win situation to get a ticket to the next round, although U23 Syria is not as strong as U23 Australia, this will be a match that Coach Park and his team will face more difficulties. Cong Phuong and the strikers must try to score first if they do not want to be suffocated by the West Asian players at the end of the match.

It is likely that the “Korean bus” style of play, with deep defense, will still be deployed by U23 Vietnam, but the reserve players will be allowed to enter the field earlier. According to experts, U23 Vietnam will still play with familiar faces, with a 4-5-1 formation, but players with physical strength and speed such as Van Duc and Xuan Manh will have the opportunity to test themselves.

Having been “exposed”, Quang Hai will certainly be closely watched by his opponents, so this is the time for Cong Phuong, Van Duc, and Van Hau to shine. People are waiting for Mr. Park, with his flexible ability to handle things, to bring good news from China!