" I'm not afraid of any opponent. The whole team will try their best in each match ," Nguyen Thai Son shared when asked about the opponents of U23 Vietnam at ASIAD 19. In the upcoming tournament, the team will compete with Olympic Iran, Olympic Saudi Arabia and Olympic Mongolia.
One day after the final match of the 2024 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers, Thai Son and 11 other players of the Vietnam U23 team joined the group of players who had gathered earlier for the Vietnam Olympic team. Coach Hoang Anh Tuan currently has 24 players to prepare for the 19th Asian Games.
Thai Son is a mainstay of the Vietnam U23 team in the 2024 AFC U23 Championship qualifying campaign. He played all 3 matches and showed his ability. Thai Son's strengths are his ability to move constantly and his fighting spirit. These characteristics are suitable for the requirements of Coach Troussier.
Thai Son is excited to attend ASIAD 19. (Photo: Thuy Tu)
Thanh Hoa Club midfielder affirmed his pride in accompanying the Vietnam Olympic team at ASIAD 19. At the same time, the midfielder born in 2003 said that each match helps him become more complete. " Playing a lot helps me improve my ability. I will learn from mistakes ," said Thai Son.
Vietnam Olympic will have 3 training sessions at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center. The team will travel to China on September 16 to attend the ASIAD. With the above schedule, coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team will not have much time to practice together. However, Thai Son believes that Vietnam Olympic has its own advantages to overcome this problem.
" There is little training time but the players have known each other for a long time, so we understand each other quite well ," said the best young player of V-League 2023. " Coach Troussier and Hoang Anh Tuan have many differences, each has his own philosophy. But on the training ground, both teachers require us to focus ."
Vietnam Olympic team will play their opening match against Mongolia Olympic team (September 19). Next are the matches against Iran Olympic team (September 21) and Saudi Arabia Olympic team (September 24).
The 19th Asian Games men's football competition has a total of 23 teams, divided into 6 groups. There are 5 groups with 4 teams and 1 group with 3 teams. The top 2 teams in each group will advance to the next round. In addition, the 4 third-placed teams with the best results will also advance.
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