Coach Hector Cuper: Vietnam team played well and deserved to win

Coach Cuper is a world-class strategist who has achieved many successes at both club and national team levels. The Argentine coach has only been leading the Syrian team for 4 months and is currently evaluating his players' professional abilities, reviewing their squad, and building a squad for the 2023 Asian Cup finals.

Commenting on the loss to Vietnam on the evening of June 20, Coach Cuper said: "When entering this match, the number of spectators coming to the stadium was very large. The organizers did a great job of attracting a large number of spectators to the stadium to watch the match live. This unintentionally created pressure, making it difficult for us to compete. The Vietnam team played better and deserved to win 1-0."

Tuan Hai scored the only goal of the match - Photo: Nhan Van

The Syrian head coach also confided that his team has about 12 to 15 young players, who are playing for the national team for the first time, so they are still quite unfamiliar. "They are not used to playing in high humidity. In the second half, we played better, even better than the previous two friendly matches. However, we need more time to perfect our playing style," added Coach Cuper.

Assessing the ability of his colleague on the other side of the front line, the former coach of Inter Milan Club said that Coach Troussier has built a reasonable tactical strategy, helping the Vietnamese team control the ball more than the opponent and is an excellent strategist.

Tuong Phuoc

Source: https://nld.com.vn/the-thao/hlv-hector-cuper-tuyen-viet-nam-choi-tot-va-thang-xung-dang-20230620221704309.htm