Has Vietnam found a solution yet?

With throw-ins like this, Indonesia scored the only goal in the 1-0 win over Myanmar (the ball from the throw-in bounced back, Indonesia's Asnawi Mangkualam finished, bounced off Myanmar's Nyi Aung into the net) and 1 goal in the match against Laos (Muhammad Ferarri headed directly from Pratama Arhan's throw-in into the net).

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However, if you pay close attention, after the second goal conceded in the match on the evening of December 12, the Lao team did not concede any more goals from Indonesia's throw-ins in general, or from Pratama Arhan in particular. To control these throw-ins, the Lao team arranged for the tallest central defender to stand firmly right in front of the home team's 5m50 area. This is the point where Indonesian players' throw-ins often go. Thanks to his good physique, this central defender of the Lao team jumped higher than Indonesia's attacking players, intercepting high balls from the opponent's throw-ins.

Pratama Arhan's throw-in led to the equalizer 2-2

The Vietnam team will have to pay attention to throw-ins like this.

The Vietnamese team currently does not lack central defenders with good physique. Bui Hoang Viet Anh (1.85 m), Nguyen Thanh Binh (1.83 m), or Nguyen Thanh Chung (1.82 m) are capable of implementing a similar anti-high ball solution as the Lao team did against Indonesia.

In addition, the Vietnamese team currently has a big advantage, which is that they have goalkeeper Nguyen Filip, who is very tall (1.92 m), very good at catching high balls, thanks to his training and long time playing in Europe. In theory, goalkeeper Nguyen Filip plays high balls much better than the goalkeeper of the Lao team (who chose the wrong landing point from Pratama Arhan's throw-in in the second goal of the Lao team against Indonesia).

Furthermore, regarding how to resolve similar throw-in situations, former coach of the Vietnam national team, Mr. Phan Thanh Hung, advised: “The central defenders must push the Indonesian attacking players out of the home team’s 5m50 area, giving the goalkeeper space to work. Then, the goalkeepers will have an easier time controlling the ball like this.”

Last August, when the U.23 Vietnam team of coach Hoang Anh Tuan clashed with the U.23 Indonesia team of coach Shin Tae-yong, in the final of the U.23 Southeast Asian tournament, the young team of the archipelago country at that time also made a series of throw-ins straight into the penalty area of ​​the U.23 Vietnam team. However, all of these throw-ins were controlled by us.

Nguyen Filip has good height

After the final match, coach Hoang Anh Tuan shared: “Indonesia’s throw-ins are quite special, but compared to free kicks (direct free kicks, corner kicks) in similar positions, throw-ins like this are not as dangerous. We can control their free kicks, so why be afraid of throw-ins in similar positions? The problem for defensive teams in situations like this, in my opinion, comes from psychology. If we prepare well, arrange personnel reasonably in the defensive coordination phase, and the goalkeeper plays proactively when Indonesian players throw-ins, we can block throw-ins like this.”

Even though Indonesia was held to a draw by a weaker opponent, Laos, coach Kim Sang-sik still cannot be complacent.

Also psychologically, if a certain move only appears occasionally, it will be surprising. But if that move is repeated in the same way, the surprise will no longer exist. The Vietnamese team is no longer surprised by the throw-in situations of Pratama Arhan in particular and the Indonesian team in general. We have too much time to study throw-ins like that, there is no reason for us to be afraid of the opponent's throw-ins!

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cac-cu-nem-bien-sat-thuong-cua-indonesia-viet-nam-tim-duoc-cach-hoa-giai-chua-185241213115151155.htm