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Vietnam U17 coach confident in team’s prospects in next year’s Asian Cup

Coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan is confident Vietnam U17 will be prepared and ready to compete at the AFC U17 Asian Cup Finals.
Vietnam U17 coach confident in team’s prospects in next year’s Asian Cup ảnh 1Coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan (Photo: Vietnamnet)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan is confident VietnamU17 will be prepared and ready to compete at the AFC U17 AsianCup Finals.

Vietnam beat Thailand 3-0 in a Group F match of the 2023 AFC U17Asian Cup qualification on October 9, to ensure top spot in the group andqualification for the finals.

Tuan’s team was dominant from the first half and early goals fromNguyen Cong Phuong, Le Dinh Long Vu and Phan Thanh Duc Thien not onlysent the crowd at the Viet Tri Stadium into a frenzy but assured Vietnam’squalification in next year’s final tournament.

“I'm very happy that Vietnam won such a wonderful match,"said the coach.

"I had my own strategy for this match after thoroughlyresearching our opponent Thailand. I imparted not only tactics but also bothmotivation and national spirit to the players.

"We have had a specific plan. In this tournament there aremany strong teams, our goal was to get through the group stage and strive to goas far as possible.

“My players showed great spirit to instill my tactics. In thefuture, we will invest more time in tactics to prepare for the future ofplayers. I haven't been in a hurry to think that young players have the abilityto compete in V.League 1 and V.League 2.

“The players must be equipped with the knowledge and strongphysically. I believe in the future they will be the pillars of strongclubs," Tuan added.

Meanwhile, Thailand's coach Pipob On Mo admitted Vietnam deservedthe victory.

"In football, the team that makes fewer mistakes usuallywins. We predicted the tactics of Vietnam. However, our team made bigmistakes," he said.

“I did not think Vietnam switched to a defensive way of playing inthe second half. I thought they continued to attack to show their best. Duringthe break, I reminded our players to persevere in attacking and limit mistakes.”

Thailand also qualified for next year’s finals, but narrowly asthe fifth-best runners-up.

“Thailand competed in this event with very young players and alack of international experience. Thai football has problems in finding youngtalent and is looking for ways to overcome it," Pipob added.

Having won three matches to achieve qualification, Vietnam U17were awarded a bonus of 500 million VND by the Vietnam FootballFederation./.



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