The 1-1 draw against the Philippines on December 18 caused the Vietnamese team to miss the opportunity to win an early ticket to the semi-finals of the 2024 Southeast Asian Football Championship (AFF Cup). In theory, coach Kim Sang-sik's team still has many chances to continue, as Vietnam only needs at least 1 point against Myanmar to advance straight to the next round as the top of Group B.
However, the Vietnamese team is still at risk of being eliminated if they lose to Myanmar by 2 goals or more. While still playing, it means that risks are still possible. Especially when Myanmar has been pushed into a corner. The Myanmar team must defeat Vietnam to have a chance to continue. In this context, the task of gaining 1 point against Myanmar is predicted to be difficult for the Vietnamese team.
The physical strength of the Vietnamese national team players is being eroded.
First, the physical condition of the Vietnamese players will be questioned. Coach Kim Sang-sik's team has just gone through a busy schedule of matches and travel. After the match against the Philippines on the evening of December 18, the Vietnamese team had to board the plane late on December 19 and arrive in Hanoi in the early morning of December 20. Immediately, Tien Linh and his teammates moved from Hanoi to Phu Tho to prepare for the match against Myanmar tonight (December 21). It can be seen that the Vietnamese team only has 1 day to prepare for the important match in the final round of the group stage.
Vietnamese midfielders like Hoang Duc are expected to "struggle" against Myanmar's persistent players.
The physical strength of Vietnamese players will be more or less eroded. At the official training session at Viet Tri Stadium on December 21, Coach Kim Sang-sik received bad news when Doan Ngoc Tan and Nguyen Hai Long had health problems, had to practice separately and needed the intervention of a doctor. These are two very important names under Mr. Kim, after what has happened at the AFF Cup 2024 up to now. Hai Long once scored the opening goal, opening the 4-1 victory over Laos. Meanwhile, Ngoc Tan played the role of hero with a goal in extra time, helping Vietnam regain a precious point at home in the Philippines.
Xuan Son is about to enter the field, ready to shine in the match against Myanmar
Myanmar's strengths
On the other hand, physical strength is considered the strongest point of the Myanmar team, along with the spirit of entering the match as if there was nothing to lose when forced to defeat Vietnam. In the opening match against the Indonesian team, Myanmar showed that they are a team with a very good physical foundation. Especially in the first 2/3 of the match, Myo Hlaing Win's team played very annoyingly.
Thanks to their good physical condition, the Myanmar players continuously played close, high-intensity and fiercely contested, making it difficult for the opponent to deploy the ball. Although the Indonesian team had better ball control, they were stuck, and it was not until the 76th minute that they were able to break through the Myanmar net thanks to Pratama Arhan's powerful throw-in "weapon".
Myanmar team must beat Vietnam to have a chance to continue.
When Vietnam meets Myanmar, the same situation is likely to repeat itself. Vietnam will likely control the game, while Myanmar will play defensive counter-attacks and use their familiar style of pressing and pressing quickly. If Vietnam still cannot show many smooth coordination moves (like the past 3 matches), they will certainly have difficulty against Myanmar.
However, Myanmar's pressing style of play is physically exhausting. In the second half, many Myanmar players will be exhausted. The Vietnamese team can exploit this by increasing the tempo of the match, continuously pressing to deliver the finishing blow to the opponent.
Installing live match broadcasting screen in Viet Tri
To serve fans watching and cheering for the Vietnamese team tonight (December 21), the Organizing Committee will install a screen to broadcast the match live at Hung Vuong Square - Viet Tri City. Viet Tri fans can come to this location to watch and cheer.
Asean Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024 is broadcast live and in full on FPT Play, at: http://fptplay.vn
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/aff-cup-thu-thach-nao-cho-doi-doi-tuyen-viet-nam-khi-phai-quyet-chien-myanmar-185241221082631879.htm
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