Vietnam Olympic team did not pass the group stage of ASIAD 19. After 3 matches, coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team only won against Mongolia Olympic team, the remaining two matches were convincing losses against Iran Olympic team and Saudi Arabia Olympic team.
This defeat is not too surprising. The Vietnam Olympic team advocates using young players, with the core being U20 players - who participated in the 2023 AFC U20 Championship. The team's age is among the lowest in the tournament, with an average of 20.3. The team's goal - something coach Hoang Anh Tuan has emphasized since taking office - is to help young players hone their skills and gain experience playing against top opponents on the continent.
Vietnam Olympic team failed in their attempt to advance to the 19th ASIAD.
"At this time, the quality of the players is still limited, not meeting high standards. However, they are too young and have not played much, so they have not had the opportunity to show themselves and improve. Looking at the whole picture, we have to raise that issue, because in youth football, not every generation is the same. The success of a generation of players does not mean that everything that follows must meet the same standards, " the expert added.
After three matches, the players have shown their shortcomings. That is understandable because the players are still very young when facing tough opponents with a lot of international experience.
"This is still the same old story, when players have few opportunities to compete, leading to many difficulties when approaching the top football environment. When they compete less, the players have no courage, no practicality. The players reveal many mistakes, many errors when the team meets strong opponents. If they make many mistakes, the players lose confidence, and the mistakes continue to be repeated," commented commentator Quang Tung.
ASIAD 19 is a playground of experience and experimentation for coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team. Each match brings opportunities with different challenges for the players and the coaching staff to practice how to respond to situations. In this regard, the Vietnam Olympic team has not done well.
" Of course the head coach must be the one responsible. If you win, you will be praised, if you lose, you will be criticized. That's normal. I think what we expect here is not the result of the match, but the result of the performance, of how to face the challenge, " commented commentator Quang Tung.
" We consider this a challenge to experience. We have had experience for young players. But besides that, we are waiting for the results of training, the ability to adapt to circumstances and challenges of the players. We have not met those requirements. That problem is the responsibility of the coach, of the preparation work, of the selection, training and development of young players which are not even and not enough ."
The performance of the Vietnam Olympic team has not created peace of mind.
However, commentator Quang Tung said that the coaching staff faced many objective difficulties. Vietnam Olympic fell into a difficult group, plus the competition format greatly affected the results achieved. Vietnam Olympic participated in the tournament with a weak force, and met exactly 2 representatives of the continent's leading football teams and they sent strong forces to participate in the tournament.
" There are objective factors that affect the results that sometimes the coach cannot handle everything. Have the players fully transformed the coach's ideas and preparations? I think there will be big errors and when errors appear early, the plan will be broken. When it is broken, fixing it is a big story.
In this tournament, Iran and Saudi Arabia used experienced players, even those who have played for the national team. It is difficult for our senior players to face them, let alone 19 and 20 year old players who have not had any experience. The mistakes that happened early on make it very difficult for the young players to react. That is an objective problem of practical work ," commented commentator Quang Tung.
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