Coach Park was nervous before winning Laos

At the pre-match press conference, Coach Park took the fact that Argentina - the new World Cup champion - suddenly lost to Saudi Arabia to talk about the difficulties that Vietnam could face in the opening match against host Laos. According to him, this is a sensitive time because the players may not have "warmed up", and the opponent has not revealed their cards.

However, the reality on the field was completely opposite to the Korean leader, when his students easily won 6-0 thanks to the help of six different players. After the match at the New National Stadium, Coach Park said: "As a coach, we always try our best and prepare for every possibility. The first game is often difficult, and there are many variables. As a coach, I It was also very stressful and nervous before this match. But today, the players gave their best and achieved good results."

However, Coach Park said that this is only the first game, and Laos only uses young players, preparing for the 2023 SEA Games, so they are not physically fit to perform well in controlling the ball. He emphasized that Vietnam still needs to edit and perfect the gameplay to prepare as best as possible for the match against Malaysia at My Dinh Stadium on December 27.

Of Vietnam's six goals, there are two goals from strikers Nguyen Tien Linh, Nguyen Van Toan, one from midfielder Do Hung Dung and three goals from full-backs including Ho Tan Tai, Doan Van Hau and Vu. Van Thanh. However, Coach Park does not think that this is the result of a good implementation of the training plan. "If the goal comes as planned as in the lesson plan, there's nothing like it. It's not. Today, the team played actively, pushing both sides to attack. In the second half, we kicked one low. a bit, entice Laos to rise higher to attack easier. Laos's exhaustion at the end of the second half also helps Vietnamese players play more easily," he said.

Coach Park also revealed that he had discussed with his assistants about tactical options to choose the best approach for Vietnam in this match. According to him, in the first half, the team kicked according to the motto of enticing the opponent to disperse and then counterattack, and then can kick in the desired way.

Regarding the fact that public midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai had to leave the field in the second half of the first half, Coach Park said he still had to wait for a report from the medical department. "On the field, I had a feeling that he had a retractile muscle, so I decided to replace it. As for the specific level, we have to wait for the doctors to carefully check and clarify," he added.

The 6-0 victory helped Vietnam to lead Group B in the first match. Malaysia is second, with the same three points, but the difference is only +1. Coach Park is expecting VFF to transfer video tapes and information collected from Malaysia's 1-0 match against Myanmar today to prepare well for the next match.