U.23 Vietnam has to play the quarterfinals now, it’s extremely dangerous, it can easily cause drowsiness!

U.23 Iraq “benefits” from playing time over U.23 Vietnam

The match between U.23 Vietnam and U.23 Iraq will take place at 0:30 on April 27 (Vietnam time) at Al Janoub Stadium. Including the upcoming encounter in Qatar, the “Golden Star Warriors” will have their second meeting with U.23 Iraq in the U.23 Asia tournament. Coincidentally, both times took place in the quarterfinals. In the previous encounter (2018), U.23 Vietnam drew 3-3 with U.23 Iraq after 120 minutes and then won 5-3 on penalties.

Another coincidence in the upcoming quarterfinals is that U.23 Vietnam and U.23 Iraq once played at Al Janoub Stadium. For U.23 Vietnam, it was a 3-1 opening match win over U.23 Kuwait while U.23 Iraq played 2 matches (lost to U.23 Thailand 0-2 and won 4-2 to U.23 Tajikistan ).

In the group stage, all matches use 2 main match hours: 8:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. (Vietnam time). However, starting from the quarterfinals, the match time will be changed to 21:00 and 0:30. For a country in West Asia like Iraq, the match time will definitely be more suitable for this team. Qatar – the host of U.23 Asia 2024 has the same weather conditions and time zone as Iraq, so coach Shenaishil’s players did not take much time to get used to it.

In contrast, the time difference between Vietnam and Qatar is up to 4 hours, putting the players at more or less a disadvantage. Remember the 2016 U.23 Asian Championship, also in Qatar, players of U.23 Vietnam many times struggled because of the difference in competition time zones. However, with the careful preparation of the coaching staff, U.23 Vietnam will certainly have solutions to adapt to this difficulty.

U.23 Iraq must immediately abandon the attitude of looking down on their opponents

The memory of losing to U.23 Vietnam in 2018 is certainly still there in Iraqi football. As revealed by the newspaper Al Sabaah, The Iraq Football Federation has prepared an Olympic plan for the U.23 team since 2016, but the loss to U.23 Vietnam has shown that they need to try very hard. Since that time, Iraqi football has been more serious in youth training and has produced many very talented players.

However, before the upcoming quarter-final match, sheet Al Sabaah also commented that U.23 Iraq needs to get rid of the idea that U.23 Vietnam is weaker. At the same time, coach Shenaishil must calculate a lot if he does not want to repeat the sad memories of the past.

“U.23 Iraq must now try their best in the quarterfinals against U.23 Vietnam. Everything must be focused from the beginning, without any mistakes being made. Just one loophole, the opponent may be punished, Iraq U.23 will be eliminated directly without any chance,” the newspaper said. Al Sabaah identify.

Meanwhile, sheet Iraqi News warned U.23 Iraq: “We need to learn from the loss to Jordan in the round of 16 of the Asian Cup a few months ago. Furthermore, the quarterfinals of U.23 Asia 2018 also need to be mentioned. With those matches , the Iraqi player’s approach to the match is really problematic.

We underestimated our opponents too much, so we lost psychologically and paid a high price. Hopefully Iraq U.23 will be careful, defeat Vietnam, and successfully complete our mission in the sixth time participating in the U.23 Asian tournament. Reaching the semi-finals and getting close to the Olympics will become the pride of the Iraqi people.”

Coach Shenaishil also showed caution before the match against U.23 Vietnam. During the training session on April 24, the 57-year-old coach invited Iraq national team coach Mr. Jesus Casas to encourage the U.23 team.

At the 2023 Asian Cup, coach Jesus Casas once faced the Vietnamese team. Among them, players like Khuat Van Khang and Thai Son left the Spanish coach many impressions. Sheet Iraqi News It is expected that the presence of coach Jesus Casas will help coach Shenaishil understand more about Vietnamese players, thereby having a reasonable match in the quarter-finals.