Korean newspaper criticizes and predicts the outcome of the home team when meeting U22 Vietnam

After winning against U22 Uzbekistan in the opening match of the Panda Cup friendly tournament, U22 Korea suffered a surprising 0-2 loss to U22 China on the evening of November 15.

U22 Korea unexpectedly lost to U22 China (Photo: Sina).

Although coach Lee Min Sung affirmed that he did not care about the result because the match was only a friendly match to test the lineup, the Korean media was extremely angry. They constantly criticized the U22 Korean team.

Chosun newspaper headlined: “U22 Korea lost 0-2 to U22 China, the team that lost to U22 Vietnam in the opening match. An unacceptable score.” In the article, the author emphasized: “Coach Lee Min Sung’s comments after the match were just an excuse. He said that U22 Korea was not afraid of U22 China. This match was only a friendly match.

However, it is clear that U22 Korea played very weakly. If they continue to play this way, coach Lee Min Sung's team will hardly be able to defeat U22 Vietnam. It should be emphasized that U22 Vietnam was the team that won the opening match against U22 China. They showed a flexible defensive and counter-attacking style of play.

U22 Vietnam is a relatively strong team. They have many quality players and are ready to punish the mistakes of U22 Korea. In a friendly tournament like Panda Cup, any result can happen."

Meanwhile, Xportsnews criticized the home team: “This is a shocking defeat. U22 Korea suffered a shameful defeat against U22 China. This match is worthy of being a disaster for Koreanfootball . U22 Korea collapsed because of Behram Abdulweli’s backheel.

Korean media predicts that it will be difficult for the home team to beat U22 Vietnam if they do not change their playing style (Photo: Sina).

Including this defeat, U22 Korea has suffered its second consecutive defeat against U22 China. Looking further, in the last 5 matches, the team has only won 2 and lost 3 out of 5 matches against U22 China. The dominance of Korean youth football over China in the past is no longer there. In fact, things could be even worse if U22 Korea loses to U22 Vietnam in the match on November 18.

After two matches, all four teams, U22 Vietnam, U22 China, U22 Korea and U22 Uzbekistan, have 3 points. Of which, U22 China is at the top of the table with a goal difference of +1. The two teams, U22 Korea and U22 Vietnam, are behind with a goal difference of 0, while U22 Uzbekistan is at the bottom with a goal difference of -1. The chance of winning the championship is still intact for all four teams.

According to the schedule, U22 Vietnam will face U22 Korea at 2:30 p.m. on November 18. Meanwhile, U22 China will face U22 Uzbekistan at 6:35 p.m. on the same day. U22 Vietnam needs to win against U22 Korea and have the best goal difference to win the championship.