"Don't think you're a young player"
The Vietnam team has ended its journey at the 2023 Asian Cup. The goal of passing the group stage could not become a reality. Coach Philippe Troussier gave encouragement to the entire Vietnam team. Captain Do Hung Dung also shared and encouraged the team spirit.
Hung Dung shared: “The Vietnamese team did not have the expected results at the 2023 Asian Cup. We participated in the tournament with a force including many players for the first time. But for me, regardless of whether the players played or not, we tried our best through every training session, from the first day to the last day. Your efforts and dedication deserve recognition. Let us be proud of having given our best to the Fatherland. Although we lost, we all tried our best until the last minute, even when we were short of players. Not every national team can do that, and that is something I am very proud of.”
Hung Dung is 31 years old this year.
The captain of the Vietnamese team said that this could be his last Asian Cup. “I am an older player. This could be the last Asian Cup that I can participate in. I am very happy to be with you guys,” the midfielder born in 1993 confided.
Hung Dung hopes that from the next training session, the Vietnamese team will be a stronger and more ambitious team. “In this tournament, many players of the Vietnamese team are only considered young talents. But I want from the next training session, no one will call you young players anymore. Because you have had experience in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and the 2023 Asian Cup. The team has no age boundaries. We only have players who are in the best form, contributing their best to the team. There are no young or old players because we are all one team,” said the player currently playing for Hanoi FC.
"Next time, someone may or may not be called."
Hung Dung said that everyone has tried and practiced persistently for the past 8-9 months to prepare for the 2023 Asian Cup. There are things that the Vietnamese team has done and has not done, but the spirit is great. The Vietnamese team is a unified block and Hung Dung hopes this will be maintained.
Hung Dung wants to beat Indonesia again in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers
Hung Dung confided: “In the next round, there will be players who will or will not be called, but what has passed is a beautiful memory. The important thing is that we have the opportunity to continue. A failure is not a problem. Tomorrow the sun will rise again and we will go out to practice and fight for what is waiting ahead. For a player, being able to play football is the most wonderful thing.”
“Now it’s time for us to look forward to March. There would be nothing better than Vietnam repaying the debt against Indonesia. I hope so. The recent defeat is something no one wants. Let’s pin it down and remember why we lost. So that this March, we are ready to face them again, in front of the cheers of tens of thousands of spectators of the opposing team. Let’s fight with a stronger spirit,” Hung Dung emphasized.
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