Returning to the hotel at 0:00 on April 25, this morning, members of the Vietnam futsal team also needed time to sleep more and wake up and have breakfast later than usual. After having breakfast at 9:00 a.m., Mr. Diego Giustozzi’s students had nearly 1 hour to recover in the gym, then play table tennis to relax and soothe the sadness of the unfortunate defeat against Uzbekistan. In the afternoon, the Vietnam futsal team went out to practice for an hour.
Before entering the tactical instruction, coach Diego Giustozzi encouraged his students’ spirit. “I know you are sad about losing to Uzbekistan, but let’s be proud that we did our best and played a good match. Let’s forget the score of the match but remember the tactics, style of play, performance… in that match. If you can do that in the next two matches, I believe we will have a great chance to win tickets to the Futsal World Cup,” the captain of the Vietnam futsal team expressed.
Due to having to compete continuously, the professional training sessions the day before the match also took place quite lightly. During this training session, coach Diego Giustozzi instructed the players and guided the players in some exercises on attacking and finishing goals such as performing set situations from corner kicks, direct free kicks or free kicks. record.
In the play-off match on April 26, Vietnam futsal team will face Kyrgyzstan futsal team. Assessing this opponent, coach Diego Giustozzi said: “They are a strong team, very good team play, experience and high bravery. Kyrgyzstan won against Japan in the group stage. This tournament format is very complicated. All teams have a great winning spirit. Their physical strength is very durable. They attack well, defend well.” “We have improved ourselves. Vietnam futsal team had a good match against Uzbekistan even though the opponent was very strong. The players showed high fighting spirit,” coach Diego Giustozzi said about his students.
