Miura confident of road ahead
Toshiya Miura of Japan penned a two-year contract with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) at a ceremony in HCM City on May 10 to coach the national…
Toshiya Miura of Japan penned a two-year contract with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) at a ceremony in HCM City on May 10 to coach the national football squad and the national Olympic team.
Miura said he did not know much about Viet Nam’s football. The only match that he had knowledge of was a 0-1 loss to Japan two years ago in Kobe. Despite that defeat, Miura thought Viet Nam had the potential to develop, and his experience gained while coaching in Japan, he said, would lead to success in Viet Nam.
The 51-year-old coach noted that he would apply part of Japan’s tactics to the Vietnamese, which would help the team win the ASEAN Football Federation Cup later this year.
Miura flew home after the signing ceremony and will return to Viet Nam next week.
He also said he would watch players in the V-League and find the best athletes for the national team. Then he would draw up plans which would help them bring into play their strongest points.
Miura is also known as an expert in youth football training, as he wrote a book entitled, The Soccer Academy: Let’s Learn! in Japanese for children from six to 11 years old.
He also works with J-League clubs to set up coaching teams to take charge of training young squads of U15 and U18. He periodically performs consultancy work for these clubs, as well as the JFA’s training centres.
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