Nepal coach: "If we play with full players, we will get points against Vietnam team"

(Dan Tri) - Coach Matthew Ross of the Nepal team confidently said that if no player receives a red card in the match against the Vietnam team tomorrow night (October 14), Nepal will get a point.

In the match on October 9, Nepal had a player sent off at the end of the first half when the score was 1-1. Only after the man was sent off did Nepal concede two more goals and lose 1-3 overall.

Answering a question from Dan Tri reporter about whether Nepal would be able to score points against Vietnam if the two teams played with the same 11 players from start to finish tomorrow, coach Matthew Ross (Australian) said: "I believe that if we play with all our players, we can do it and score points in tomorrow's match."

Coach Matthew Ross (right) is confident that he will cause trouble and win points against the Vietnamese team (Photo: PT).

“However, our problem at the moment is the fitness and recovery of the players. I have mentioned before that my players were not in the best condition before coming to Vietnam to participate in the two Asian Cup qualifiers. Right now, my priority is to help the young players recover before tomorrow's match,” added coach Matthew Ross.

Interestingly, coach Matthew Ross hopes for rain in tomorrow's match at Thong Nhat Stadium. According to the Australian coach, if it rains, it will be beneficial for the Nepal team.

Mr. Matthew Ross shared: “Nepal has just experienced a heavy rain. Before coming to Vietnam, we also played in Bangladesh under bad weather conditions. Some of my players are playing in the Bangladesh championship, they are used to playing in the rain.”

“I can also say that the pitches in Bangladesh are not as good as the pitches in Vietnam, so we will not have any problems if we have to play in the rain, on a pretty good pitch in Ho Chi Minh City. Even for the Nepal team, the heavier the rain, the better, the more advantageous it is for us,” coach Matthew Ross affirmed.

Mr. Matthew Ross suddenly wished for heavy rain (Photo: PT).

Goalkeeper Chamjong (right) is also not concerned about the weather (Photo: PT).

Sharing the same view with coach Matthew Ross, Nepal captain Chamjong said: “I know the Vietnamese players have very good crossers. They made many quality crosses on October 9, but I think I also did my part, in stopping most of those crosses.”

“I am not too worried about the Vietnamese players declaring that they will score many goals against me. I will still focus on my job and not pay too much attention to the weather. I am excited to play on a field with a large audience in Ho Chi Minh City,” added goalkeeper Chamjong.

Another important detail revealed by coach Matthew Ross about Nepal's unsuccessful approach to Vietnam's goal was to exploit set pieces. In the first leg, Nepal scored against goalkeeper Dang Van Lam in this way.

Mr. Matthew Ross shared: “We will still practice set pieces carefully. My players are fast and strong, that will be one of the options for the Nepal team to approach the Vietnamese team’s goal.”

The match between Vietnam and Nepal will take place at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow (October 14), at Thong Nhat Stadium (HCMC).

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/hlv-nepal-thi-dau-du-nguoi-chung-toi-se-co-diem-truoc-tuyen-viet-nam-20251013183705735.htm