U.23 Vietnam will face U.23 Iraq in the quarterfinals of U.23 Asia 2024, taking place at 0:30 on April 27. This is a difficult challenge for coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team, because Iraq U.23 once won the Asian playground championship and is considered experienced.
However, coach Radhi Shenaishil of U.23 Iraq also said that U.23 Vietnam is a strong team, so his team must prepare carefully.
“Those who follow Southeast Asian football will understand that countries like Vietnam and Indonesia always have long-term plans to develop football. That is the culture here, just like Japan or Korea.
Coach Shenaishil highly appreciated U.23 Vietnam
I really like U.23 Vietnam. They have aspirations and goals for themselves, which is to reach the semi-finals of the U.23 Asia. Therefore, U.23 Iraq must prepare very carefully, respect U.23 Vietnam, we must practice hard because we understand that we will have to face strong opponents. The players must prepare mentally to win against them,” coach Shenaishil of Iraq U.23 stated.
The coach of U.23 Iraq also revealed that the West Asian team has prepared tactical tactics as well as psychological training methods for the important match, deciding which team will get closer to the ticket. Olympic Paris 2024.
Coach of U.23 Iraq and U.23 Vietnam teams
VFF
“As you know, we always flexibly change our fighting methods in terms of tactics and playing philosophy for each match. In the match against U.23 Vietnam, the match result depends on many factors, including the skills of the players, or the coaching and adjustment ability of the coaching staff.
U.23 Iraq has many good players, playing for the national team and good cohesion and interaction between players. U.23 Vietnam is very strong. However, U.23 Iraq has its own ambitions. The Iraqi U.23 players are very happy to receive support from the domestic football industry, it is a positive motivation for them to move forward,” Mr. Shenaishil affirmed.
Iraq U.23 played well against Saudi Arabia U.23 to win first place in Group C
Midfielder Muntadher Mohammed of U.23 Iraq, who scored the goal against U.23 Tajikistan in the group stage with a beautiful one-touch left foot finish, also highly appreciated Mr. Hoang Anh Tuan’s teachers and students.
“U.23 Vietnam is a very strong team. I have faced them before. In the group stage, U.23 Iraq did not play well against U.23 Thailand. Therefore, we have to be very careful In this match against U.23 Vietnam, avoid repeating mistakes.
U.23 Iraq must commit not to make mistakes in the quarter-finals, that is extremely important. Our mission is to defeat U.23 Vietnam. U.23 Iraq needs absolute focus,” Mohammed commented.
U.23 Iraq has participated in all U.23 Asian finals from 2013 to present, with 1 championship (2013), 1 bronze medal (2016) and 2 appearances in the quarterfinals. Along with Saudi Arabia U.23, Iraq U.23 is the most successful Gulf youth team in Asia.
This is a difficult hurdle that U.23 Vietnam will try to overcome in tomorrow’s match.
