Comments on U23 Vietnam vs U23 Iraq, 00:30 April 27: Waiting for West Asia’s fate

Comments before the match U23 Vietnam vs U23 Iraq

Vietnamese football inherently “likes” West Asian representatives. When coach Park Hang-seo led, Vietnam overcame Yemen, Jordan, Syria, UAE, Qatar, and caused countless difficulties for Saudi Arabia, Iraq or Iran.

With coach Hoang Anh Tuan, U19 Vietnam overcame Iraq, UAE and Bahrain on the way to winning tickets to the 2017 U20 World Cup.

When leading Vietnam’s U20 team to compete in the 2023 Asian U20 Finals, Mr. Hoang Anh Tuan also helped Vietnam defeat Qatar 2-1.

Historical memory shows that if we play disciplined and hard, Vietnam can completely defeat stronger representatives from West Asia.

Today’s match is such an occasion, when Iraq, which is an outstandingly strong opponent, is in high form.

It must be admitted that the U23 Vietnam team is leaving many worries. The players played erratically, lacking the necessary coolness, while the defense still handled things very adventurously. In that context, trying is not enough, U23 Vietnam needs West Asian charm to dream of a good result today.

Performance and confrontation history of U23 Vietnam vs U23 Iraq

U23 Vietnam’s performance is generally just okay. In the last 8 matches, the team lost 4, drew 1, won 3. During the same period, Iraq was better with 4 wins and 4 defeats. But Iraq’s performance is still clearly better than Vietnam’s.

After a forgettable start with a loss to Thailand, Iraq is back on track. This team plays better and better with impressive results against Tajikistan and Saudi Arabia. Despite being at a disadvantage in the race to advance, in the end, Iraq was the leading team in Group C, at the same time eliminating Thailand from the race and taking the top spot from defending champions Saudi Arabia.

It can be said that the more Iraq U23 competes, the more they get into shape. Their positions began to understand each other better, while players with good individual techniques like Jasim and Muntadher Mohamed began to find harmony with their teammates, instead of hopelessly dribbling and shooting. like in the 0-2 loss to Thailand.

Remember, it was Jasim who caused the defense of the Vietnamese team including Van Lam, Viet Anh… to suffer in the meeting last November at My Dinh Stadium. The above details warn Duy Cuong and Van Cuong about a difficult day of competition in which they will have to try more than 100% of their ability to close the gaps.

Information of U23 Vietnam force vs U23 Iraq

In this match, Ho Van Cuong will return after completing his suspension. Van Khang, Van Truong, Vi Hao… had half the match against Uzbekistan off, so they were physically fit to start.

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan made 8 changes to the starting lineup in the match against Uzbekistan. Perhaps 8 old names will return to the main squad in today’s match.

Dang Lai