U23 Vietnam - U23 Syria: Fighting for a historic day!

The thing that Coach Park Hang Seo is most worried about before the decisive match with U23 Syria is the complacency of the players. Although he did everything to bring his students back to earth after the shocking victory against U23 Australia, the reality is that the feeling of euphoria still lingers in U23 Vietnam.

This will be very dangerous, because even though they have an advantage in terms of points, if they cannot show the same concentration as the previous 2 matches, U23 Vietnam will face many difficulties.

In fact, Coach Park Hang Seo's team is still rated one level lower than its opponent. Therefore, it is necessary for U23 Vietnam to play defensive counter-attack. However, there is a situation where U23 Syria can also use this style of play to deal with the red team, then U23 Vietnam will be confused.

Of course, Mr. Park will certainly foresee this situation. It is almost difficult for U23 Vietnam to change their playing style, because only the solidity of the defense, which is likened to a "double-decker bus", can help the red team hope for a miracle. In theory, U23 Vietnam can still advance if they draw, because in the remaining match, according to predictions, U23 Australia will have a hard time defeating U23 Korea.

Therefore, the starting lineup of U23 Vietnam will almost remain the same as the previous 2 matches. Accordingly, goalkeeper Tien Dung continues to be the main goalkeeper, the defense has Van Thanh, Dinh Trong, Tien Dung, Van Hau. The midfield has Quang Hai, Duc Huy, Duy Manh, Xuan Truong. Up front, Cong Phuong will play as an attacking midfielder, and Duc Chinh will play as a striker.

Facing a tall and physically strong opponent like U23 Syria, what coach Park Hang Seo continues to emphasize to his players is confidence, maintaining team distance and focusing on defense. U23 Vietnam will play with a low formation but that does not mean they are not bold in counter-attacking. By doing this, the red shirt team can completely think of a good result in tonight's match.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battle line, coach Hussein Afash of U23 Syria announced that he had found a way to counter U23 Vietnam and was very confident that he would win. This confidence was completely justified when U23 Syria, with their very annoying defensive counter-attacking style of play, forced U23 Korea to accept a draw in the previous match.

However, with 1 point in hand, U23 Syria needs to win and wait for U23 Korea to defeat U23 Australia to get a ticket to the next round. This pressure will make U23 Vietnam's opponent play hastily, not doing as said, and this is an advantage for coach Park Hang Seo and his team.

Expected lineup of U23 Vietnam:Tien Dung, Dinh Trong, Tien Dung, Duy Manh, Van Thanh, Van Hau, Duc Huy, Xuan Truong, Duc Chinh, Quang Hai, Cong Phuong.

Forecast:0-0 draw