Failure is expected?
U.23 Vietnam lost 0-3 to U.23 Uzbekistan in the closing match of Group D of the U.23 Asia 2024 tournament, which took place on the evening of April 23. Of course, a big defeat is not good news before the quarterfinals. However, this loss will not affect U.23 Vietnam.
On the contrary, coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his students also received a “privilege” that does not often appear on the Asian U.23 playground. Even though it failed, it didn’t cost too much.
Preparation for the quarter-finals was conducted immediately after U.23 Vietnam won 2-0 against U.23 Malaysia in the second round (April 20). Before the next day’s practice session, the team’s coaching staff divided analysis and practice into two main steps.
Many reserve players appeared in the match against U.23 Uzbekistan on the evening of April 23
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The first is to study the video tapes of the past 2 matches in the group stage to find good and bad points in the gameplay. Coach Hoang Anh Tuan affirmed that U.23 Vietnam has met the requirements in the ball deployment stage, when the players brought the ball up very quickly, attacked directly, transformed, and no longer had horizontal passes or yard passes. meaningless house.
However, there are still shortcomings such as the striker’s ability to make decisions in the penalty area, or the ability to cross the ball and reach the boundary has not yet broken through. U.23 Vietnam then practiced to hone their shots and upgrade their playing style.
The fact that U.23 Vietnam only focuses on its own playing style was shown in the match against U.23 Uzbekistan. Despite letting the opponent quickly lead by 3 goals, Mr. Hoang Anh Tuan’s student still patiently weaved the ball to neutralize the pressure, attacked sequentially, with pieces, patiently carving into the space.
That’s because right from the beginning, the U.23 Vietnam coaching staff determined that this competition was a practice session for the quarterfinals. Despite the unfavorable results, the players put aside their hesitation to play hard, especially in the second half.
U.23 Vietnam played very hard in the second half
The second step is equally important, which is researching opponents. Coach Hoang Anh Tuan also conducted it with both potential opponents at the same time: U.23 Saudi Arabia and U.23 Iraq. While Saudi Arabia U.23 plays technically, has a short and small team like Uzbekistan U.23, Iraq U.23 favors physical strength, plays a lot of long balls and high balls, and likes to play matches. Double hand.
When determining that U.23 Iraq topped Group C and would be a very potential opponent in the quarterfinals, the coaching staff probably spent the match against U.23 Uzbekistan to test the playing style that will be applied in the next match. That is a method aimed at controlling the ball, kicking more short and smooth, instead of purely kicking the ball long because it is difficult for Vietnamese U.23 strikers to compete and keep the ball like in previous matches.
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Save physical strength
U.23 Vietnam played U.23 Iraq with a reserve squad (replacing 8 players from the previous match). It wasn’t until the second half that some pillars like Vo Hoang Minh Khoa, Khuat Van Khang, Nguyen Van Truong, and Nguyen Van Tung appeared. This helps coach Hoang Anh Tuan’s core team have 7 days to rest and recover for the match.
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his students were carefully prepared
This is the physical advantage of U.23 Vietnam. Because opponents U.23 Iraq had to strain themselves in a “hard battle” with U.23 Saudi Arabia in the final match and only had 5 days off.
The 90 minutes against U.23 Uzbekistan also provided coach Hoang Anh Tuan with an overall view of each player’s ability and adaptability, in order to select the best squad for the quarterfinals.
Some positions will change, because with a coach who changes his playing style flexibly like Mr. Hoang Anh Tuan, the sudden change in personnel will help U.23 Vietnam rotate more pieces, avoiding the case of “one color” football. , easy to get caught.
U.23 Vietnam needs abundant energy for the race that can last up to 120 minutes, even leading to a penalty shootout against U.23 Iraq. We can believe that Mr. Hoang Anh Tuan’s students will play very differently when entering the decisive match.
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