Malaysia U.23 team is ready for the battle with the ‘Asian giants’ of Korea

In an interview with the local press at Kuala Lumpur International Airport before leaving for Uzbekistan, Coach Brad Maloney indicates all 23 official players of The Malaysian U.23 team participating in the tournament is confirmed to have no injuries and is in top shape. However, the Australian strategist admits that his students are not easy to play against the Taegeuk Warriors squad (nicknamed the Korean U.23 team) which possesses many talented players and often competes at international level. .

Malaysia U.23 team set very high determination in the Asian U.23 Championship after the defeat at SEA Games 31 FAMILY

“Things are in good shape even though we couldn’t bring back any medals from sea ​​Games (in Hanoi, Vietnam last week), but the overall form of the players is quite good and I can say this team is improving and they will continue to improve throughout this time round of the AFC U23 Championship. . Korea U.23 is very difficult to play as one of the big names in Asian football, where they have many of the best players and regularly participate in the Olympics and major tournaments. We want to have the best performance we can and will try our best,” commented coach Maloney.

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In addition to facing South Korea U.23, the defending champion of the tournament, Malaysia U.23 will also play again against Thailand U.23 and Vietnam U.23 in Group C. sea ​​Games Last 31, coach Maloney’s team went upstream to defeat Thailand U.23 2-1 in the group stage and lose 0-1 U.23 Vietnam in the semi-finals.

According to the regulations, the team that finished first and second in the groups will have the right to enter the quarter-finals, an achievement that the Malaysian U.23 team has done in the 2018 AFC U23 Championship finals at the U.23 Championship. China. At that time, the Malaysian U.23 team led by coach Ong Kim Swee passed the group C as runner-up, but lost to Korea U.23 in the quarterfinals with a score of 1-2.

Malaysia U.23 team (yellow shirt) will rematch with U.23 Vietnam INDEPENDENCE

Coach Maloney further explained that the preparation process for the AFC U.23 Championship 2022 seems to be better than the last SEA Games. “Indeed, before the SEA Games, our preparation was quite short, but the players seem to understand each other and will perform better in this tournament (Asia U23 Finals), so the players are very Can’t wait to fight against South Korea”, the Australian manager assessed.