VFF Standing Committee encourages and assigns tasks for U23 Vietnam to attend the AFF Championship
On the morning of August 8, President Tran Quoc Tuan, Vice President Tran Anh Tu and Vice President Nguyen Xuan Vu represented the VFF Standing Committee to meet, encourage and assign tasks for the U23 Vietnam to participate in the AFF U23 championship.
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Also attending, were General Secretary of the Vietnam Football Federation Duong Nghiep Khoi, Head of the U23 Vietnam Delegation participating in the 2023 AFF U23 Championship – Luu Quang Dien Bien, head coach Hoang Anh Tuan, members of the team’s coaching staff and all players. The U23 Vietnam is focusing and practicing at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center.
Reporting to the Standing Committee of the VFF on the preparation process for the 2023 AFF U23 Championship, coach Hoang Anh Tuan said, although there are difficulties in terms of force when many players still have problems with the club’s schedule, but coaching staffs still tries to have the best solution for the team’s preparation. On behalf of the team, coach Hoang Anh Tuan thanked the leaders of the VFF for always paying attention and creating the most favorable conditions for the coach and the players to have maximum concentration on professional work.
For the upcoming 2023 AFF U23 Championship, coach Hoang Anh Tuan affirmed that although the VFF does not put pressure on achievements, the whole team will still try to achieve the best results, especially showing a beautiful play style, rich in dedication as well as maximize the quality of the next generation of young players for the national teams in the future.
Standing representative of the VFF Executive Committee, President Tran Quoc Tuan praised the serious, responsible and professional working spirit of the coaching staffs during the recent preparation period of the U23 Vietnam, including the important role of the team. Head coach Hoang Anh Tuan. “The VFF’s Standing Committee shares with the difficulties of the coaching staffs when there are not enough players because some of them are stuck with the schedule in national tournaments. This is also a common difficulty of countries in the region. It is important that the VFF also soon had a solution to help the team get the best, especially creating opportunities for young players in the U18-U20 age group to compete and have a continuous accumulation of expertise towards future goals. With that in mind, at the upcoming AFF U23 Championship, the team will not be under pressure for achievements, but the coaching staff and the players themselves must always set the highest goals to create motivation. The Leader and VFF have been making huge investments in young teams, from nutrition, activities, equipment and training conditions to overseas training plans. Therefore, your task is to focus on professional development as much as possible, striving to regularly reach the top of the leading teams when participating in the continental arena. That’s the best way for us to aim for the World Cup in the future,” emphasized VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan.
Agreeing with the President of the VFF Tran Quoc Tuan, Vice President Tran Anh Tu also affirmed that the VFF’s view is to continuously invest in young teams. The establishment of two U23 teams for different goals in 2023, in which the U23 team of Vietnam participates in the 2023 AFF U23 Championship with the majority of players from the U18-U20 age group is also included that plan. Mr. Tran Anh Tu hopes that through this tournament, many young faces will have the opportunity to shine to contribute to creating an abundant source of succession for the national team.
According to the plan, the U23 Vietnam will continue to train at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center until August 14, and will depart for Thailand for training before the 2023 AFF U23 Championship. Here, the team will have a friendly match “review” with U23 Bahrain on August 15 to complete the final preparation before entering the opening match in the tournament, against U23 Laos on August 20.
