Laos coach: 'Vietnam team is at a much higher level'

Before the ball rolled, coach Weiss announced that he would not let Vietnam have an easy match. But on the Laos National Stadium, the home team played completely underdog, losing 0-6 boldly.

"Congratulations to Vietnam on a well-deserved victory. Let's see what they have done. It's so impressive!", Mr. Weiss said at the match star press conference. "We made too many mistakes. At the beginning of the game, Vietnam focused on attacking the left wing and we couldn't block it. The first goal came too soon, and then the second one. The match was over. Soon".

Vietnam put many attacking balls on the left wing in the presence of Doan Van Hau. This attack was effective, when in the 16th minute, the defender wearing the number 5 shirt made a favorable cross for Nguyen Tien Linh to open the scoring. The difference was doubled in the 43rd minute when the Lao defender broke the error, allowing Do Hung Dung to finish the goal. In the second half, Vietnam got four more goals, although Coach Park changed many players to keep his strength.

"After the break between two halves, I tried to make personnel changes but it didn't work, because Vietnam played too well, putting a lot of pressure. It must be admitted that the Vietnamese team has a higher level, more than that. The truth is we don't have the skills, the experience or the physical strength to stop them," added Mr. Weiss.

After the game, the German coach spent a lot of time chatting with the players on the field. "I say the team must not fall, must not lose morale. I will not punish the players when they cannot play at the level they do not have. We have to be realistic, to know where we are. We have to be. Focus on the next games, have to look to the future. The team lost but learned from the experience. I want the players to hold their heads high to look forward to the next match."

After losing to Vietnam, Laos will be Malaysia's guest on December 24. Mr. Weiss said, in addition to having to play on the opponent's field with a capacity of more than 80,000 people, Laos also lost the adult striker in France Billy due to injury in the match against Vietnam. According to this coach, the absence of the 33-year-old striker leaves a big gap, because Billy has both the best expertise in the team and a great mental influence on the young players.