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Iraqi newspaper comments on the strength of U23 Vietnam
At 00:30 on April 27, U23 Vietnam will enter the quarterfinals of the U23 Asian Championship with U23 Iraq at Al Janoub Stadium (Doha, Qatar). This is a very important match for both teams. In addition to a ticket to the semi-finals, the winning team also has a great chance to participate in the Olympics.
Win Win newspaper commented: “U23 Iraq is getting closer to the goal of winning tickets to attend the 2024 Olympics. It seemed that the door to continue for the “Lions of Mesopotamia” had closed after a 0-2 loss to U23 Thailand. Lan.
However, U23 Iraq showed great effort to win against U23 Tajikistan and U23 Saudi Arabia. Thanks to that, coach Radhi Shenaishil’s team finished at the top of Group C.
If you watch U23 Vietnam compete in the group stage, you can see that this is not an easy opponent for U23 Iraq. Coach Hoang Anh Tuan’s team played extremely uncomfortable defense. They won against U23 Kuwait and U23 Malaysia.
U23 Vietnam’s defeat in the final match against U23 Uzbekistan did not have much meaning. They proactively fielded the reserve squad to maintain strength for the match against U23 Iraq.”
Coach Duc Thang: “U23 Vietnam needs to neutralize the physical play of U23 Iraq”
In your opinion, is U23 Vietnam capable of causing a surprise against U23 Iraq in the quarter-finals of the Asian tournament?
– In football, anything can happen. In theory, U23 Vietnam is rated lower than U23 Iraq. However, in the squad of U23 Vietnam, there are factors that can create mutations, thereby creating a surprise for U23 Iraq, if we apply reasonable tactics against the opponent.
Specifically, U23 Vietnam has Khuat Van Khang, a good free kick player who can cause mutations in fixed situations. In addition, we also have striker Bui Vi Hao with a modern playing style. This is a player who has improved a lot in this year’s U23 Asian Championship.
I think that in the quarterfinals against U23 Iraq, Bui Vi Hao can be used from the start, instead of just coming on the field in the second half from the bench like in previous matches.
Bui Vi Hao (11) can be a disruptive factor for U23 Vietnam (Photo: VFF).
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan: “U23 Vietnam has a chance to defeat U23 Iraq”
“U23 Vietnam is ready for the match against Iraq in the quarter-finals of the 2024 U23 Asian finals. Unfortunately, tomorrow there will only be one team in the next round. For me, it’s a matter of U23 Vietnam or Iraq going forward. great,” coach Hoang Anh Tuan said at the press conference before the match with U23 Iraq.
Answering a reporter’s question about how the loss to U23 Uzbekistan in the final round of the group stage affected the players’ morale, coach Hoang Anh Tuan affirmed that everything was within the team’s calculations.
“We planned in advance. That loss did not affect tomorrow’s plans, did not affect the players’ morale. Iraq or Saudi Arabia in the quarterfinals are both strong teams.
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan believes in the strength of U23 Vietnam (Photo: VFF).
Iraq U23 coach: “Vietnam U23 has aspirations at the Asian tournament”
Evaluating U23 Vietnam, coach Radhi Shenaishil said: “I like this team. They are showing high determination to reach the semi-finals. This forces U23 Iraq to be carefully prepared in all aspects. Of course I was There is a strategy for tomorrow’s match.
Let’s see how we perform on the field. I also remind the players that the result depends on many factors, so they must play with the highest concentration. I believe Iraq U23 can do their best and win.”
Coach Radhi Shenaishil highly appreciated U23 Vietnam (Photo: AFC).
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