The Philippine coach has not seen the weakness of the Vietnamese team
The match at Hang Day Stadium is the last rehearsal of Vietnam and the Philippines before entering the AFF Cup 2022. Park Hang-seo's army faced many difficulties with the away team's defensive play. In the second minute of injury time, there was a goal, when Nguyen Van Quyet's cross hit the opponent's foot and changed direction into the goal, making goalkeeper Kavin Hansen unable to react.
"Congratulations to the Vietnamese team. The team had a good game," coach Ybarz Josep Ferre said in the post-match press conference. "Everyone can see that the Vietnamese team is stronger than us. They have good players, great tactical system, good coordination. But my players also adapted, played hard and did well." .
Coach Ferre was proud of how the Philippines held out for most of the time and only lost to Vietnam because of a situation he described as "too difficult" - the ball hit the defender's foot and went around the goalkeeper's back.
"At the start of the match, I tried to find Vietnam's weak points to exploit, but I couldn't find it. I was hoping that when attacking, Park's players would leave gaps in the back, but this is not the case. that didn't happen either," the Spaniard added.
Vietnam won the AFF Cup 2018 but failed to defend the throne after losing 0-2 to Thailand in the semi-finals. The AFF Cup 2022 is the last tournament Coach Park and the Vietnamese team want, and he wants to reclaim the championship.
When asked about the heaviest candidate for this year's championship, Mr. Ferre ranked Vietnam on par with Thailand and Malaysia. The Philippines coach said: "Thailand is a candidate for the AFF Cup 2022. They have good players, won many championships and are also holding the cup. Vietnam and Malaysia are also strong. These are of course the three brightest teams to win the championship. , next to Indonesia can come in".
But according to Mr. Ferre, that's the prediction, and football is always hidden, not unexpected, depending on the performance on the field and even luck. The Spanish coach also determined that he would work with the Philippines to try and get good results in each match at the upcoming AFF Cup.
Vietnam is in Group B, the team will start with a trip to Laos on December 21. According to the schedule, the team has two matches at home, against Malaysia on December 27 and Myanmar on January 3, and in between it is a trip to Singapore on December 30.
The Vietnamese team currently has two players with mild pain, Doan Van Hau and Phan Van Duc. In addition, Nguyen Quang Hai only flew back from France on December 15 to join the army. The Vietnamese team will move to Laos on the morning of December 17.
