In the 3rd match of Group A - ASEAN Cup 2026, the Vietnamese team will host Singapore at My Dinh Stadium on July 31st. Both teams had a favorable start, so the result of this confrontation will significantly affect the competition for the top spot in the group.
Before the away match in Hanoi, coach Gavin Lee highly appreciated the strength of the defending champion, but affirmed that Singapore did not come to My Dinh with a hesitant mentality. This coach said that the whole team will make careful preparations in both tactics and personnel to aim for positive results.
The Vietnamese team is not an easy team to deal with. However, we will go there, play our best, prepare appropriate tactics and try to implement it as we always do," the Singaporean captain said.
In addition, coach Gavin Lee also mentioned the pressure Singapore is facing after a series of positive results. According to him, the fact that fans place high expectations is a signal that the team is going in the right direction and the players need to learn to adapt to that.
Pressure is a privilege. We want to be in the situation that people expect from us, instead of no one expecting anything like before. The most important thing is to accept challenges and continue to move forward.
We need to put aside external factors, but also want to reciprocate the expectations of fans," the young strategist shared.
The Singapore team currently has 6 absolute points after 2 matches. They started with a 2-1 victory over Cambodia and overcame Timor Leste 2-0.
Assessing the performance of his students, coach Gavin Lee said: "Two wins are very positive. In the 2nd match, I think the whole team played much better than the match against Cambodia. We created many things on the field and helped the whole team continue to be excited. I want to recognize the players because they have taken advantage of opportunities and scored well".
I think we could have scored a few more goals, but keeping a clean sheet is always a satisfaction and a foundation for the whole team to continue to develop. Throughout the tournament, we want to constantly improve and gradually reach the level we aim for.
