On the afternoon of August 23, in Rayong (Thailand), a press conference took place before the semi-final match of the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 tournament between U23 Vietnam and U23 Malaysia.
Coach Elavarasan (left) and Coach Hoang Anh Tuan at the press conference at noon on August 23.
Speaking to the media, Coach Elavarasan of U23 Malaysia said that U23 Vietnam is a strong team and has a united playing style.
“We will meet a very strong team, U23 Vietnam. I will not comment on which player is the most dangerous on the opponent's side, because they have many good players. I want to say that they have a very predictable playing style,” said coach Elavarasan.
At this year's tournament, coach Hoang Anh Tuan called up a squad consisting of many players aged U18 and U20.
Therefore, coach Elavarasan believes that this is the biggest weakness of the red team.
“Your strength is coach Hoang Anh Tuan. You have made it this far, proving that you are a strong team.
But the weakness of U23 Vietnam is also here, many of your players are entering the semi-finals of an international tournament for the first time," said the coach of U23 Malaysia.
In the group stage, the "Tigers" played quite impressively when defeating both Indonesia and East Timor to get the ticket to continue.
In the semi-finals, coach Elavarasan said he would let his players play offensively and set the goal of reaching the finals.
“We have had two good matches in this year's tournament. I am looking forward to the semi-final and will play aggressively in that match.
We conceded a goal against East Timor in the match on August 22 because the players sometimes lacked concentration. But it must be said that they seized the opportunity very quickly,” coach Elavarasan continued.
According to the schedule, the semi-final match of the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 tournament between U23 Vietnam and U23 Malaysia will take place at 4:00 p.m. on August 24.
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