BLV Anh Ngoc pointed out the limitations of U23 Vietnam after the victory against U23 Indonesia

“U23 Vietnam did not enter well”

In the match against Indonesia U23 on the evening of May 6 at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho), U23 Vietnam won convincingly 3-0 thanks to the goals of Tien Linh (54 minutes), Hung Dung (74 minutes) and a phase missed the ball of the Indonesian U23 player and hit the home net after Van Do’s seemingly harmless pass into the penalty area in the 88th minute.

Winning all 3 points against the most difficult opponent in Group A has helped U23 Vietnam open the door to the ticket to the semi-finals on the journey to defend the gold medal in men’s football.

Talking to Dan Viet after the match, commentator (BLV) Truong Anh Ngoc expressed his joy when he saw coach Park Hang-seo’s teachers and students “starting well”. However, he thinks that U23 Vietnam also has limitations when approaching the match:

“I observed that the first 15 minutes against U23 Indonesia, we played a bit stalemate. The positions on the field proved to be psychologically matched, somewhat skewed and disjointed. The role of 3 players over 23 years old is Tien Linh, Hung Dung, and Hoang Duc at that time were not really clear.

It wasn’t until the second half of the first half that we played better, created more clear chances but didn’t score.”

Seeing that, BLV Anh Ngoc thinks that it is possible to sympathize with the reaction of coach Shin Tae-yong (U23 Indonesia) in the situation where U23 Vietnam had Tien Linh’s opening goal.

“It was a turning point. I watched on TV and I also had the feeling we would have been offside in that situation if VAR was involved.

But in my opinion, even without that goal, U23 Vietnam will have a goal to open the scoring”, BLV Anh Ngoc expressed his opinion.

U23 Indonesia surprised with Nham Manh Dung

After what happened in the first half, BLV Anh Ngoc predicted that Coach Park Hang-seo would make a tactical change from the 60th minute onwards. However, as soon as he entered the second half, Mr. Park put Nham Manh Dung in place of Van Tung to pair with Tien Linh in attack.

“Nham Manh Dung is a versatile player who can play both central defenders and strikers well. When he entered the field, Nham Manh Dung immediately caught up with the match, found a connection with Tien Linh that opened the scoring. Numbers are proof.

But in my opinion, the most remarkable thing is that U23 Vietnam approached the second half completely different from the first half. We actively attacked strongly and had consecutive opportunities before Tien Linh opened the point.

The role of players over 23 years old in the victory of Vietnam U23 is very clear (Hung Dung raised the score to 2-0, Hoang Duc took the lead – PV) but the efforts of the players cannot be denied. young player U23.

Before leaving the field because of an injury to make way for Cong De, Ly Cong Hoang Anh played well. Le Van Do also had a good match on the flank, especially when coach Park Hang-seo switched to the left wing in the second half.

Ho Thanh Minh also made an impression as soon as he entered the field as a substitute with a header that hit the post. Nham Manh Dung also met the tactical requirements of the training board very well.”

In conclusion, BLV Anh Ngoc predicts the second match of U23 Vietnam in Group A against U23 Philippines (the team won U23 East Timor 4-0 in the opening match) at 19:00 pm on 8/5 to:

“Teams can only register up to 20 players to attend the 31st SEA Games, but with the versatility of positions, Coach Park Hang-seo will have many tactical options for each match.

In the next match, U23 Philippines may focus on defending when facing U23 Vietnam with the goal of earning a draw. This will not be an easy match for U23 Vietnam, but I think we will complete the goal of getting 3 more points.”