Experts give advice to Vietnam team, hope to beat Thailand 2-0

Commentator Quang Tung is looking forward to a match in which the Vietnamese team can create enough pressure to defeat Thailand in the first leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup (AFF Cup) final. "The advantage of the Vietnamese team must be demonstrated by a sufficiently high intensity of play. Of course, football has many ways to win, but I look forward to the pressure that the Vietnamese team creates, causing the opponent to make mistakes. In other words, we must bring out the full strength of Nguyen Xuan Son and some other players in the attack, and must find a way to have a proactive game. The home field advantage needs to be taken advantage of, otherwise the second leg will be very difficult because all the advantages will belong to Thailand," commented commentator Quang Tung on the first leg of the ASEAN Cup final.

Vietnam team must take advantage of home field. Photo: SN

"Viet Tri Stadium only has nearly 20,000 spectators, but the Vietnamese team needs to take advantage of that space, that feeling, take advantage of having more than 1 day off, not having to travel... to create an explosive match. In short, the Vietnamese team must promote its strengths, take advantage of the home field advantage, play at high intensity and have a large enough number of players participating in the attacks," added commentator Quang Tung. Thailand defeated the Philippines after 2 tense semi-final matches. According to commentator Quang Tung, the Golden Temple team revealed weaknesses, and the Vietnamese team needs to exploit them. "Thailand is not a team with a good defense. Their seven goals conceded, including against the Philippines, Singapore and even Cambodia, show that the team's defense is not of good quality, despite having tall players. If the Vietnamese team can develop a style of play with good connection, agility, or extraordinary handling of Quang Hai, Hai Long, Hoang Duc, in addition to the inherent strength of Xuan Son, we will have a chance.

Xuan Son is expected to continue to shine. Photo: SN

The Vietnamese team must also limit Xuan Son's high balls and control his long balls. The movement of Xuan Son and his teammates must be at an appropriate level, because if we only play inside the penalty area, we will not have much advantage when facing Thailand," said commentator Quang Tung. Regarding Xuan Son's role, commentator Quang Tung hopes that the 27-year-old striker will continue to affirm his value: "I think Xuan Son must play wide, in the way this player plays. Xuan Son actively attracts the opposing defenders, and to make up for the gaps created by this striker is the flexibility of the attacking players on both sides such as Hai Long, Ngoc Quang or Tuan Hai". "The target of the Vietnamese team is to reach the final, so the mentality is comfortable, although there is pressure, it is not too great. Coach Kim Sang Sik can let the players play a little more 'freely', waiting for the sublimation on the home field. We are having a hard time but must win. I hope the Vietnamese team wins by 2 goals, because we have to win like that to have enough capital to play the second leg and aim for the final goal of winning the championship," commentator Quang Tung concluded.

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