BLV Quang Huy: “Coach Gong Oh-kyun has stimulated intense playing inspiration for U23 Vietnam”

“Vietnam U23 is getting closer to the national team”

After defeating Malaysia U23 2-0 on the evening of June 8, U23 Vietnam won the right to enter the quarterfinals of the 2022 Asian U23 tournament. The good news is that until now, U23 Vietnam is still unbeaten and all 3 matches in the group stage. , U23 Vietnam all scored goals, even before the defending champion U23 Korea.

The goals came from different positions such as Phan Tuan Tai, Vu Tien Long (2 full-backs), Nguyen Van Tung, Nham Manh Dung (forward), Bui Hoang Viet Anh (central defender).

The midfield U23 Vietnam is also full of life now when Nguyen Hai Long has returned to himself, playing extremely well in the 2-0 victory over Malaysia U23.

Looking back at the steps of U23 Vietnam at the AFC U23 Championship 2022, commentator (BLV) Vu Quang Huy said: “What I am most satisfied with is that coach Gong Oh-kyun has stimulated intense inspiration to play football, instilling in the students a high degree of confidence every time they go on the field.

Who would have thought that Coach Gong Oh-kyun would put a right-back player like Thanh Nhan on the left-sided striker in the match against Malaysia U23.

Quang Nho was arranged to kick the right-handed striker, then Tien Long promoted a lot in the right-back position (before he usually only kicked the center-back and left-back at SEA Games 31 – PV). Nham Manh Dung is more and more comprehensive in his ability to move, kick the ball, head…

In general, coach Gong Oh-kyun has helped Vietnam U23 players get rid of all constraints. He helps the players believe they can play in many different positions and discover many new things about themselves that were not possible before.”

According to the analysis line, BLV Quang Huy sees the current generation of Vietnamese U23 players becoming more and more mature through each match: “It is natural that U23 Vietnam is getting closer to the national team. Recently with Afghanistan, coach Park Hang-seo also started experimenting with playing 4 defenders.

After returning from this tournament, Vietnam U23 players are ready to compete for the main kick spot in the national team. The “elder” if distracted can lose the main kick.

Waiting for U23 Vietnam to “explode” in the knockout round

During the past 3 group matches, coach Gong Oh-kyun has almost only formed the defense with goalkeeper Van Toan (Van Chuan), a quartet of defenders Tien Long (right) – Viet Anh – Thanh Binh – Tuan Tai and spearhead striker Nham Manh Dung.

The remaining 5 positions on the field have not yet been fixed by Mr. Gong. In other words, U23 Vietnam will be even more complete when entering the quarter-finals on June 12 (meeting the top team of Group D will be determined after the final match on June 9).

“U23 Vietnam has a day off more than the opponent in the quarterfinals, which is a small advantage. The most important thing is that the players’ mentality is very comfortable now. Reaching the quarterfinals is a success. It’s been the beginning under coach Gong Oh-kyun.

At a young age, there are many variables, the competitive mentality is not completely stable, many surprises can happen.

Who would have thought that such a “hard” Korean U23 would make a mistake that led to having to receive 2 yellow cards to leave the field. That match, if they don’t lose people, it will be difficult for U23 Vietnam to have an equalizer.

Even before Malaysia U23, the situation where they were awarded a penalty and received a red card directly after me was also an important turning point of the match.

Furthermore, in the opening match, U23 Vietnam again won a victory over Thailand U23 when it was equalized in injury time.

That means young football always contains a lot of surprises and I am waiting to see how coach Gong Oh-kyun will shape the official framework of U23 Vietnam, what is interesting when entering the next knockout round. , BLV Quang Huy closed.