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At the 2024 Asian U23 Championship, Vietnam’s U23 team is led by domestic coach Mr. Hoang Anh Tuan. They in turn met opponents Kuwait, Malaysia and Uzbekistan.
In the 2022 tournament, under the guidance of head coach Gong Oh Kyun, U23 Vietnam faces Thailand, Korea and Malaysia.
Compared to 2 years ago, coach Hoang Anh Tuan’s team won more group stage matches. Specifically, here are 2 wins compared to 1 in 2022. However, they could not keep their unbeaten record when losing to U23 Uzbekistan. Meanwhile, at the 2022 Asian U23 Championship, U23 Vietnam is undefeated despite sharing the same group with Korea.
Regarding scores, 2 wins help U23 Vietnam currently finish the group stage with 6 points. This number two years ago was 5.
The number of goals created by the two teams is 5. Meanwhile, the number of goals lost by U23 Vietnam this year is 1 more (4 compared to 3).
However, in terms of overall attack ability, coach Hoang Anh Tuan’s U23 Vietnam shows effectiveness.
Only creating an average number of shots per match of 9 (compared to 12.6) and averaging fewer shots on target (3 compared to 3.67), but the efficiency achieved by the 2024 squad increases to 55%. This number was previously only 45.5%.
Worth mentioning, this ratio appears when they control the ball less (43.6% vs 47.6%). And their passing accuracy is also better than before (78.3% vs 74%).
In general, the parameters of U23 Vietnam are somewhat better. But the statistics are for reference purposes only. If perceived subjectively, they do not really bring peace of mind to fans.
However, it is also necessary to admit that coach Hoang Anh Tuan’s players are showing improvement with each match.
