(Dan Tri) - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has dedicated an article to praise the tactical changes of coach Hoang Anh Tuan that helped U23 Vietnam win consecutive victories at the 2024 U23 Asian Cup.
"Coach Hoang Anh Tuan made good tactical changes in the second half to help U23 Vietnam win 3 points against U23 Malaysia in the match of Group D of the 2024 AFC U23 Championship," AFC emphasized in an article titled "Coach Hoang Anh Tuan's tactical changes help U23 Vietnam". In the match against U23 Malaysia at Khalifa Stadium (Qatar) on the evening of April 20, although U23 Vietnam was pressured by the opponent for most of the first half, midfielder Khuat Van Khang's beautiful free kick in the 39th minute helped the home team open the scoring.
The joy of the U23 Vietnam players after winning against U23 Malaysia and winning a ticket to the quarter-finals of the U23 Asian Cup one round early (Photo: AFC).
In the second half, U23 Vietnam made U23 Malaysia pay with a quick counter-attack, forcing the opponent's defender to foul striker Bui Vi Hao in the penalty area and receive a penalty. On the 11m mark, midfielder Minh Khoa made no mistake to help U23 Vietnam secure a 2-0 victory. "Taking the lead thanks to Khuat Van Khang's excellent free kick in the 39th minute, coach Hoang Anh Tuan decided to let his team counter-attack in the second half. Their second goal came from a quick move in the penalty area, ending with Bui Vi Hao being fouled in the penalty area and Vo Hoang Minh Khoa scoring from the 11m mark," AFC emphasized about the two scoring situations of U23 Vietnam. In particular, AFC also quoted coach Hoang Anh Tuan's notable statements about tactics such as: "I am satisfied with the match, the players played well. They followed the tactics and were very disciplined, this is a very good result for Vietnam. It was a difficult match. U23 Malaysia is not a weak team. We had difficulties in the last part of the match. In the second half, we played counter-attack and it was successful".
AFC highly appreciates coach Hoang Anh Tuan's ability to use people (Photo: AFC).
Not only in the match against U23 Malaysia, AFC also praised the tactics of coach Hoang Anh Tuan that helped U23 Vietnam defeat U23 Kuwait in the opening match. "Coach Hoang Anh Tuan changed everything with 3 substitutions in the second half, this was a correct decision that brought immediate results. Hoang Anh Tuan's half-time encouragement inspired Vietnam to win. Understanding the pressure on his players, coach Hoang Anh Tuan was able to lift the spirits of his players during the break," AFC commented. After two wins in the group stage, U23 Vietnam officially won a ticket to the quarter-finals and will determine the top spot in the group in the final match against U23 Uzbekistan on April 23.
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