Before the training session of U23 Vietnam on the afternoon of March 18, center-back Le Nguyen Hoang made statements to the media.
He said: "In this gathering, many players are also quite new, so they cannot fully get used to each other.
Although still a bit unfamiliar and unable to adapt, the whole team is still striving to complete the lesson plan set out by the coach well.
Compared to his U23 teammates, Nguyen Hoang has an advantage when playing in the V.League for Song Lam Nghe An.
Playing a lot is an experience to gain more experience and lessons. I think it's a maturity.
At this time, I will try to use my accumulated experience to apply in the training camps of U23 Vietnam as well as the upcoming tournaments in 2026," the center-back born in 2005 said.
Before the question about his teammate Antonio Moric, Le Nguyen Hoang said: "Through 2 training sessions, I highly appreciate Moric's basic skills and techniques.
Hopefully he can adapt in this gathering to be a support for the next gatherings and complete the task well.
Besides, Moric's communication skills are quite good, even better than Vadim's. I was also surprised by Moric's Vietnamese speaking ability. The whole team has only been gathered for 2 days, so they cannot talk much.
Nguyen Hoang also added that U23 Vietnam had a meeting yesterday (March 17) and coach Dinh Hong Vinh analyzed the opponents at the upcoming Xi'an (China) friendly tournament.
These are all strong teams, the whole team tries to play really well and accumulate more experience, considering it as luggage for the upcoming journey," the 21-year-old center-back emphasized.
According to the plan, the Vietnam U23 team will train in Hanoi from now until March 22. It is expected that on March 23, the coaching staff will shorten the list to 25 players before heading to China to participate in the CFA Team China 2026 International Tournament, taking place in Xi'an from March 25 to 31.
