Coach Hoang Anh Tuan: 'I will sleep well and then calculate the final'

"Today I am a little happy. Vietnam has reached the final, exactly as the goal set before going to the tournament," Mr. Tuan said at the press conference after the semi-final at Rayong Stadium, Thailand. This is the first time since the beginning of the tournament, the Khanh Hoa military leader expressed satisfaction about a match of the home team. After the opening match against Laos 4-1, he said he was "just a little satisfied". And after defeating the Philippines 1-0, he even said that it was a game to forget because of the ugly behavior of some students.

Meeting Malaysia, coach Hoang Anh Tuan used the strongest squad with some faces who had experience in V-League such as Dinh Xuan Tien, Khuat Van Khang, Pham Dinh Duy or Nguyen Quoc Viet. Thanks to that, Vietnam dominated and it only took eight minutes to open the scoring with Xuan Tien's close-range cushion. The early goal helped Vietnam to relieve the psychological burden, kicking the attack. The team closed the first half with a score of 3-0 thanks to more goals from Quoc Viet in the 32nd minute and then Xuan Tien in the 44th minute. The difference would have been much bigger if coach Hoang Anh Tuan's students had finished better in the match. a series of delicious opportunities.

In the second half, the white shirt defense made a mistake without Alif Anuar, allowing this player to jump high and hit Quan Van Chuan's net from Izwan Yuslan's cross in the 48th minute. However, Vietnam then played more focused, not Give your opponent a chance. Despite withdrawing a number of pillars such as Xuan Tien, Minh Khoa, Dinh Duy, and Quoc Viet to the field, the team still controlled the game, and also scored another goal to set the result 4-1 in the 85th minute, thanks to the player entering the field. in the second half of Hong Phuc.

"I analyzed Malaysia. They are not strong in one-on-one or two-on-two situations. This match my players usually win in situations like that. That's how we broke Malaysia. Their defence. effort, but could not stop the attack of Vietnam. My players are in very good form today," coach Hoang Anh Tuan revealed.

Lowering Malaysia, Vietnam won tickets to the final of the U23 Southeast Asian tournament on August 26 to meet the winner of the match between Indonesia and host Thailand. "I will watch the following match for about two hours. After that, I will reward myself with a good night's sleep. Tomorrow, I will analyze the opponent and prepare for the final," coach Hoang Anh Tuan added. .

Mr. Tuan said Thailand and Indonesia are both strong. But what he is more interested in is the way the home team plays. "My football philosophy is to control the ball, attack strongly. The players have to be very agile, handle situations flexibly. The past three matches have had a time when my players did not do well, but no. well, step by step they will improve," added Vietnam U23 coach.