Mongolian Olympic coach surprised with the quality of Vietnamese Olympic players

" All the Vietnamese Olympic players are very good, with technical qualities that surprised me. The Vietnamese Olympic team also has very good attacks from behind. In the 2024 U23 Asian qualifiers, we met another Southeast Asian team, U23 Cambodia, but they did not play like that. Today, the Vietnamese Olympic team effectively exploited the gaps behind our defense, " said the head coach of the Mongolian Olympic team, Mr. Ichiro Otsuka.

In the match that coach Otsuka just mentioned, U23 Mongolia even lost to U23 Cambodia with a score of 1-2.

Mongolia Olympic lost to Vietnam.

Mongolian Olympic team played well but showed many mistakes in defense. In the 3rd minute, a bad clearance by the defender in blue allowed Quoc Viet to score the opening goal. The Mongolian Olympic defenders' poor closing was the reason why they lost 2 more goals in the first half.

Mongolian Olympic scored 2 goals at the beginning and end of the second half but they lost 1 more goal and accepted defeat 2-4.

" This was a disappointing defeat for the Mongolian Olympic team. We had a bad first half when we conceded 3 goals. The whole team wanted to score in the first 10 minutes, but we conceded early after Quoc Viet's goal. The Vietnamese Olympic players have excellent quality. They defended firmly, took advantage of the space behind the Mongolian Olympic defense, and then scored 3 goals in just the first 45 minutes ," Mr. Otsuka analyzed.

According to the revelation, the Mongolian players did not practice on natural grass and felt uncomfortable playing on natural grass in Hangzhou. But Mr. Otsuka did not think this was the main reason for his team's defeat.

The Japanese strategist continued: " In the second half, Olympic Mongolia tried harder. In the first 5 minutes and the last 10 minutes, we scored. Before the match, I told the players that there were 4 keys to deciphering this match, including defensive counter-attack, taking advantage of set pieces, fighting to the end, and taking advantage of team play. We did most of it, but lost the match. The players tried hard ."

Coach Ichiro Otsuka was proud that his players still played at 100% despite conceding 3 goals in the first half. The 2-4 loss partly reflected the team's efforts. Many players from the Mongolian Olympic team will participate in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers with the national team. Therefore, the 19th Asian Games is an important tournament to prepare for upcoming matches at a higher level of football in this country.

Mai Phuong

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