U23 Vietnam and U23 China won tickets to the semi-finals of the AFC U23 Championship in different ways. To be precise, it is completely the opposite. While coach Kim Sang-sik's team created 4 sublime matches from the group stage to the quarter-finals, scoring 8 goals, on the other side, Mr. Antonio Puche's students only had exactly 1 goal from matches that many people considered "emotional challenges".
Since then, there has been no shortage of viewpoints that underestimate U23 China, even criticizing them for their negative defensive thinking, despite being led by the Spanish coach - a country with artistic attacking football. Of course, criticism does not change their choice, because up to this point, they are on the path to success. Remember, no team has scored against U23 China in this year's tournament.
And they have even more reason to keep that choice when facing U23 Vietnam, the team with the number of goals only after U23 Japan. Will that shake the choices of coach Kim Sang-sik and players, when this may be the first match in this tournament that U23 Vietnam controls the ball more? Of course not, because like opponents, the current choice is going in the right direction, to maintain faith.
Life is also like that. Not always the path of being praised more is the right path for you. Some people move forward at speed, others choose to go slowly, accumulate little by little, endure feelings of being doubted, even considered outdated. The problem is not whether that choice is "eye-catching" or not, but whether it is suitable for your ability, circumstances, and long-term goals.
When you have considered enough, paid enough price and are still determined to move forward, fluctuations only lose more energy. Listening to advice is necessary, but chasing after all judgments is not necessary. Reality shows that many failures do not come from initial choices, but from abandoning them halfway due to lack of trust. Hold your choices firmly, sometimes not because they are perfect, but because that is the only way to get to the end.
