There are reminders for the Vietnam U23 team at the 2026 AFC U23 Championship about the risk of repeating the story of the U20 team in the 2023 continental tournament (winning 2 group stage matches but still being eliminated) and at this time, that possibility is real.
Ruben Amorim, in his final days at Manchester United, confidently declared that he was a "manager" (manager), not a "coach" (coach), showing ambition for control, power and also faith in himself. The next day, Amorim was fired.
Liverpool, the team of unremitting attack, after 600 matches had to go through a day without a single shot on target (match against Arsenal).
Three examples, three different contexts, but sharing a common denominator with many other stories in life. There are days when things really don't go the way we want. There are roads that are straight when sharp curves appear. There are plans that are prepared very carefully, but a small variable changes the entire process...
Be sure that those who have lived long enough have experienced such days. You can work hard, prepare carefully, but there are still times when the results are not on your side. Not because you are wrong, but because sometimes, life does not operate according to the logic of "as much as you try, you get back". This is unacceptable, especially for people who are used to living by discipline and faith in fairness.
But it's precisely on those days that it also gives you time to look back. And to see how brave you are. Complaining, finding objects, reasons to blame, calming down or panicking, quietly adjusting or giving up, keeping your mind stable or tormenting yourself to exhaustion... How to react when everything deviates from the orbit will speak to who you are.
There are days like that. Sometimes just admit that today is not your day, temporarily consider it a "tuition" for an experience, then go to bed a little earlier. Wake up, continue doing what needs to be done. A result that is not as desired does not define the whole career. A bad day does not determine the whole life. And when life continues, do not let an unwanted moment break the long journey ahead.
