U23 Vietnam practices penalty kicks to prepare for the quarter-final match against U23 Iraq

On the afternoon of April 24 (Qatar time), the U23 Vietnam team returned to the training field to prepare for the quarter-final match against U23 Iraq at the 2024 U23 Asian finals.

Because there is only a 2-day time limit, coach Hoang Anh Tuan prioritizes solutions to re-energize his students both physically and mentally, and carefully builds plans for the match. direct elimination.

Previously, in the morning of the same day, the players received medical care and recovered at the hotel swimming pool.

The afternoon practice session also only took place with a moderate amount of exercise, mainly helping the players regain excitement and head towards the quarterfinals with the most positive spirit.

The training plan was also adjusted by coach Hoang Anh Tuan to suit the nature of a knockout match, in which tactical options are carefully calculated and the possibility of competing is not excluded. 11m penalty shootout.

That is also the reason why at the end of the training session, the coaching staff divided the players into groups to compete in 11m penalty kicks in the form of a mini game with prizes, thereby both training the goalkeeper and the players’ skills and avoiding psychological stress for them. whole team.

Before the training session, midfielder Khuat Van Khang said that after finishing the group stage and entering the preparation phase for the quarter-finals, coach Hoang Anh Tuan shared many things with the players to strengthen their spirit. the entire team, motivating the team to have the best focus and highest determination for the quarter-final match against U23 Iraq.

Khuat Van Khang said that today, the team will have a meeting to analyze the opponent and develop strategies for the match. However, according to Van Khang’s personal assessment, through matches in the group stage, Iraq U23 has shown to be a strong team.

“West Asian football teams are always highly appreciated. Their strengths are their physique and physical strength. To create a surprise against Iraq U23, the whole team will have to prepare carefully and fight together with a spirit of determination. highest” – Khuat Van Khang said.

In the group stage, Van Khang scored a beautiful free kick in the match against U23 Malaysia. The Viettel The Cong midfielder said: “I’m very happy to have scored such a beautiful goal. This is also a situation that I practice regularly.

Speaking of this goal, I remember Quan Van Chuan. After the team meeting, Mr. Chuan told me to pay attention to the other team’s goalkeeper. When I run, the goalkeeper will move one step. If you catch a card from a close corner, pay attention to kicking it back. Thanks to Mr. Chuan’s reminder, I had such a good kick.”

According to the plan, today (April 25), the U23 Vietnam team will have a training session to practice fighting techniques and select personnel for the squad to play in the quarterfinals against U23 Iraq.

This match will take place at 8:30 p.m. (local time) on April 26 (ie 0:30 a.m. on April 27 Vietnam time).

Some photos of U23 Vietnam’s training session: