U19 Vietnam just lost 2-6 to U19 Australia in the second match of Group B of the U19 Southeast Asia 2024 tournament . Coach Hua Hien Vinh understands very well that at this time the most important thing is to relieve the psychological pressure on his students.
Therefore, at the afternoon practice session on July 22, coach Hua Hien Vinh only gave a light lesson plan, focusing on psychological balance for the players through games with the ball. As for the players who rarely compete, they are given additional physical training exercises under the guidance of fitness expert Cedric Roger.
In the recent match against U19 Australia, despite great efforts, the U19 Vietnam team still could not fill the difference in level compared to the other team. This is also not surprising because Australian football is at the top of the continent and has continuously participated in the last 5 World Cups.
Looking back at this match, midfielder Quang Dung of U19 Vietnam - the author of the beautiful long-range shot against U19 Australia that shortened the score to 1-3 for U19 Vietnam admitted: "We feel very Difficulty facing Australia U19. They are a very strong team, both technically and physically better than U19 Vietnam. They played close, changed states very quickly and imposed their playing style on U19 Vietnam."
Quang Dung is one of the faces that left the most impression on the Vietnam U19 squad at the 2024 Southeast Asia U19 tournament. Both of Quang Dung's goals were very beautiful long-range shots.
Sharing about this, Quang Dung said: "I am happy to score 2 goals in the last 2 matches for U19 Vietnam. Hopefully, I will continue to score in the match against U19 Laos. Long shot is one of my skills."
Regarding the final group stage match against U19 Laos, Quang Dung commented: "U19 Vietnam is still preparing well and determined to win against U19 Laos. They are quite a difficult team to play against, having just drawn with U19 Myanmar. But U19 Vietnam will prepare well for this match."
The match between U19 Vietnam and U19 Laos will take place at 3:00 p.m. on July 24 at Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium.
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