AFC U23 Championship 2020, when the difficulty increases
(Baonghean.vn) - Surely, Coach Park Hang-seo and his team will face much more difficulties than the 2018 AFC U23 Championship in Changzhou (China). That is inevitable for Vietnamese football in the process of development.
Unlike 2 years ago, this year's 2020 AFC U23 Championship will select 3 teams to participate in the 2022 Tokyo Olympics, so apart from Japan - which is sure to have a ticket as the host, the remaining 15 teams are more determined. Therefore, the preparation process of the teams will receive much more attention. The fact that U23 Iran refused to play a friendly match with U23 Vietnam partly proves that.
U23 Vietnam has been decoded
As the runner-up, U23 Vietnam is no longer the secret of the tournament. Vietnam's personnel and playing style are regularly updated by the opponents. The U23 Vietnam team will have the opportunity to face 3 big opponents in the upcoming U23 Asia group stage in Thailand, including UAE, DPRK and Jordan. According to the draw, if they only finish second in Group D, Coach Park and his team will inevitably enter the quarterfinals, facing U23 Korea in Group C, which has long been a nemesis of Vietnamese football.
Mr. Park Hang-seo is a leading coach in Southeast Asia, but at the 2020 AFC U23 Championship in Thailand, he will meet many famous coaches. Mr. Maciej Skorża, the UAE U23 coach, has been in charge of the famous Polish club Legia Warszawa since 2011.
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| Vietnamese football under the "wizard" Park Hang-seo has gradually erased the nervousness and anxiety, because any opponent can become his defeated general. Photo: VFF. |
Coach Kader of U23 Jordan modestly said: "This can be considered the most balanced and difficult group in the 2020 AFC U23 Championship. U23 Jordan has to face experienced and quality opponents." But Mr. Kader still hopes that U23 Jordan has a big ambition in the 2020 AFC U23 Championship, which is to be in the Top 3 to win a ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Mr. Kader has also brought his troops to Malaysia, looking for a green team with a similar playing style to U23 Vietnam to train his troops.
Growing up over the years
The most favorable thing is that the U23 Vietnam squad has just had 7 training matches at the SEA Games. Except for Trong Hoang, Hung Dung, Van Hau, this is Mr. Park's strongest force. When he needs to win decisive matches such as the semi-finals and finals of the SEA Games, he always puts out the starting lineup like that. The players in Mr. Park's hands are all talented and are on a very high morale after winning the 30th SEA Games.
In terms of tactics compared to 2 years ago, the playing style of U23 Vietnam will become more unpredictable. If in the 2018 U23 Asian Cup, we only played rigidly and simply with a 3-4-3 formation, but now coach Park has experienced success with a 2-forward style in a 5-3-2 (or 3-5-2) system. The diversity in playing style will give Mr. Park more options in this tournament.
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| U23 Vietnam is training in Korea. Photo: VFF. |
In addition to his ability to find and discover good players who fit his teammates' playing style, Mr. Park also has a special talent for responding to each situation and opponent to choose the most optimal solution. Vietnamese football under the "wizard" Park Hang-seo has gradually erased the nervousness and anxiety, because any opponent can become his loser.
Two years have passed, Mr. Park has also had the opportunity to understand more deeply about Vietnamese football and his students. There are still 6-7 players who fought with him in Changzhou (China) and were trained through matches against teams in the region and continent.
