Indian coach: "Vietnam team has interesting talents"

Vietnam team drew 1-1 with India

"The Vietnamese team played well in the first half, India played better in the second half, we created a few dangerous situations. I think the 1-1 score is appropriate given the developments on the field," coach Manolo Marquez opened the press conference after the match at Thien Truong (October 12). The Spanish strategist refused to specifically evaluate the opponent's playing style because "he is not the coach of the Vietnamese team".

Manolo Marquez is satisfied with the match result at Thien Truong (Photo: Do ​​Minh Quan).

Vietnam missed a penalty at the beginning of the friendly match, but Bui Vi Hao scored the opening goal, helping Vietnam go into the break with the lead. At the beginning of the second half, Farukh Choudhary seized the opportunity to score an equalizer for India, making it 1-1. In the remaining time, Vietnam played better than India but could not score, so they had to accept a draw.

In the second half, the Indian team pushed up their formation and played fast at the beginning of the second half. Coach Marquez said: "In the first half, the Vietnamese team played better. So when I went into the locker room, I asked my players to control the ball more, attack, and dribble back and forth between the two wings. In fact, we did that in the middle of the second half.

The Vietnamese team reacted to this style of play. We couldn't find the second goal but I'm satisfied with the performance of the players. This is a friendly match so we also tested some players. That is necessary at the moment."

Coach Marquez affirmed that he wanted to focus on his players' performance, but he still had words of praise for some young Vietnamese players.

Commenting on the team led by coach Kim Sang Sik, Mr. Marquez said: "The Vietnamese team has very interesting talents, such as Bui Vi Hao. I know the Vietnamese team has many good players, they are able to play faster than us. I told the whole team to control the ball, not to lose the ball because if we lose the ball, we will have to face dangerous situations from the Vietnamese team."

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/hlv-an-do-doi-tuyen-viet-nam-co-nhung-tai-nang-thu-vi-20241012202037555.htm