Quang Hai yearns to score in AFF Cup

*Vietnam - Myanmar: 19:30 Tuesday 3/1, on MetaSports.

"I have a desire to score. Every game I want to score. Hopefully I can get that in tomorrow's match against Myanmar," midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai said at a press conference before the match at the US stadium. Morning 2/1.

At the AFF Cup 2022, Quang Hai only had one assist for Nguyen Hoang Duc to set the score against Malaysia 3-0 in the third round. However, the Hanoi midfielder was not under pressure because he could not shoot the opponent's net. "Everything is still ahead. Moreover, the victory of the team is the most important goal. I, like all my teammates, come on the field with the mentality of trying to help the home team win," he added. .

Quang Hai actively asked and was accepted by Pau FC to return to the AFF Cup 2022 even though the tournament was not part of the FIFA system and the French club had the right to refuse to release people. However, he was injured in the opening match on the field of Laos. The player born in 1997 then only came on in the second half of the match against Malaysia and Singapore.

"Currently, my condition is at 100%, ready if I am assigned a task," Quang Hai replied when asked about the situation of injury recovery. The 25-year-old midfielder said he did not have any problems adapting to the team when he returned from France because he had worked with coach Park Hang-seo for a long time, imbued with his philosophy.

Vietnam topped Group B with seven points from three matches. The team will enter the semi-finals if they do not lose by six goals to Myanmar - the team has been eliminated. However, Quang Hai said Vietnam's goal is more than that. He said: "The whole team is ready to look forward to the match against Myanmar. This is the first match of 2023 so we aim for the best result, a victory for the fans."