Coach Hoang Anh Tuan is happy because U23 Vietnam is progressing every day

U23 Vietnam Closing the U23 Asia 2024 journey after losing 0-1 to Iraq U23 in the quarterfinals held on the morning of April 27.

“U23 Vietnam aims for beautiful and fair play despite unforeseen situations. At the end of the match, even though we had to receive a red card, we still chose an attacking style of play, determined until the last minute. Because This helps young players develop better.

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan regretted when U23 Vietnam lost because of a penalty. Photo: AFC

The journey and adventure of U23 Vietnam stopped. I am very satisfied with what the players have shown. It’s a pity that the match was decided by an 11m penalty. But that’s football.” Coach Hoang Anh Tuan speak.

The situation where U23 Vietnam received a penalty created a turning point in the match. The Khanh Hoa strategist said that VAR technology has helped referees make more accurate decisions.

“The role of VAR is very prominent in this tournament. Not only U23 Vietnam, many matches and even top teams have had many red cards, yellow cards or penalties after the referee checked. VAR I think foul situations that VAR points out can always happen in football.

u23 viet nam iraq afc 8.jpg — U23 Vietnam improves after each match. Photo: AFC

VAR helps to apply football rules more strictly, but there are situations that I think do not deserve a red card. VAR, referees and rules want football to become better.

I only focus on expertise and care about how my players play. Of course, from my perspective, I cannot say whether the penalty was right or wrong. That is the referee’s job. The match is over, I don’t want to repeat that situation again.” Coach Hoang Anh Tuan shared frankly.

Although U23 Vietnam could not continue to repeat the miracle like Changzhou 2018, coach Hoang Anh Tuan still praised: “U23 Vietnam improves after each match. Obviously, as you can see, in this match U23 Vietnam showed many different things compared to previous matches.

U23 Vietnam breaks up with U23 Chau a.jpg — Vietnam U23 players bid farewell to the tournament. Photo: AFC

Remember, today’s opponent of U23 Vietnam is U23 Iraq, not U23 Kuwait or U23 Malaysia. With such a strong team, we all see how U23 Vietnam plays. They have advanced professionally and tactically. I feel happy about that.

Like before the match, I said that if Iraq U23 wins a ticket to the semi-finals, we will still be happy. And if U23 Vietnam gets to the semi-finals, that would be great. At the end of the match, we are still friends.” Coach Hoang Anh Tuan concluded.

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