Head coach Gong Oh-Guyn praise the efforts of the players after the practice match against U23 UAE
On the evening of May 28, the U23 Vietnam team had a practice match with the UAE U23 team within the framework of a training session in Dubai. This is a match to evaluate and review the formation and ability of U23 Vietnam before moving to Uzbekistan to attend the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup, so head coach Gong Oh-kyun opened the most of the opportunity to all players to play.
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With the nature of a practice match, head coach Gong Oh-kyun arranged two different lineups for the two halfs. He also did not put too much emphasis on the score and encouraged the players to try to show their best ability.
After 90 minutes of testing a new style of play against a quality opponent, despite losing to the team 0-3 in a equal game, head coach Gong Oh-kyun assessed that the players did a great job and completed the game which are tested in lineup 4-3-3.
Speaking after the match, head coach Gong Oh Kyun still gave encouragement to his players: “Today, the U23 player performed well. Before the 31st SEA Games took place, we gathered and practiced for a while. After the SEA Games, the team reunited and practiced together. Although it was only a few days of training together, what the players showed was beyond my expectations. I have great expectation for the performance of the players in the upcoming matches.”
Mr. Gong Oh-kyun continued: “I rate the players who played very well. No one is bad at this game. They did a good job, the role for which I tested them. I believe the ability of the players will be demonstrated more clearly in the upcoming 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup.”
Referring to the use of 4-3-3, head coach Gong Oh-kyun said: “I do not want to mention much about the 4-3-3 strategy that I used for U23 Vietnam. I recognize that the level of my player has the ability to play such a comprehensive football. I believe that is the right strategy for U23 Vietnam. I hope the players will perform even better in the coming time.”
In addition, U23 Vietnam is the first team that Mr. Gong Oh-kyun is the head coach. The Korean leader calmly: “There is really no problem for me. I have been an assistant for many teams, for many places and for many coaches. I have the experience to work with players and talk to them. I believe that my ability enough to talk directly with them and help players develop more.
I also received a lot of help from VFF and many people around. Head coach Park Hang Seo and assistant Lee Young Jin also shared with me their experience and useful information about U23 Vietnam. I didn’t worry much about being the head coach for the first time. I prepared a lot for this role.”
The Korean coach summaried: “Although my players are very young. But I believe their ability is enough to score in the upcoming matches at the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022. I trust them. In the next period of time, they will improve much more. I don’t want to miss any Vietnamese player. I will give them a chance to play more.”
After this match, U23 Vietnam will move to Uzbekistan to compete in the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2022 at noon on May 29 (local time). The opening match of U23 Vietnam is against U23 Thailand on June 2. Next, U23 Vietnam will meet U23 Korea on June 5 before playing the final match of the group stage against U23 Malaysia on June 8.
