New: U.23 Malaysia captain secretly arrived in Bangkok, the big battle with U.23 Vietnam is extremely hot

U.23 Vietnam is not allowed to be subjective, U.23 Malaysia is very unpredictable

According to Astro Arena, after the 4-1 victory over U.23 Laos on the opening day of December 6, coach Nafuzi Zain let the entire U.23 Malaysia team rest, only practicing recovery in the swimming pool and at the gym at the hotel in Bangkok. At the same time, we received great news when captain defender Ubaidullah Shamsul officially joined the team.

Mới: Đội trưởng U.23 Malaysia bí mật đến Bangkok, trận đại chiến U.23 Việt Nam cực nóng- Ảnh 1. — U.23 Malaysia is creating a smokescreen to make U.23 Vietnam complacent. They still have enough strong forces in hand.

Ubaidullah Shamsul played for Terengganu FC in a 1-1 draw with Kuching City in the Malaysian Super League on December 5. The club will not play again until December 19. Therefore, the 22-year-old experienced defender (who has been a regular in the Malaysian national team recently) has been allowed to join the U.23 Malaysia squad at the 33rd SEA Games.

Meanwhile, the remaining two key players, Sabah FC striker Fergus Tierney and Selangor FC's Aliff Izwan Yuslan, will not be able to join the U.23 Malaysia team this time due to their club schedules. They can only join the training camp if the U.23 Malaysia team reaches the semi-finals or the bronze medal match or the gold medal final, which will take place on December 15 and December 18, respectively, according to the New Straits Times .

Mới: Đội trưởng U.23 Malaysia bí mật đến Bangkok, trận đại chiến U.23 Việt Nam cực nóng- Ảnh 2.

For now, the presence of captain Ubaidullah Shamsul has created a huge boost for U.23 Malaysia. Regardless of information from coach Nafuzi Zain that "Harimau Muda" only has 18 players left (as of December 7), due to absences because the club did not release players, 1 player with a fever and 1 other player injured after the match against U.23 Laos.

In fact, the entire U.23 Malaysia team is very confident and these absent players will soon return, because the crucial match with U.23 Vietnam is still 4 days away (December 11).

Therefore, the information that U.23 Malaysia suffered a loss of troops, in reality, was almost a "smokescreen" by coach Nafuzi Zain, aiming to create some complacency for the opponent U.23 Vietnam before the decisive match to compete for the only ticket in the group to the semi-finals.

Mới: Đội trưởng U.23 Malaysia bí mật đến Bangkok, trận đại chiến U.23 Việt Nam cực nóng- Ảnh 3. — U.23 Vietnam must concentrate 100% and play their best to defeat U.23 Malaysia

U.23 Malaysia has the advantage of only needing a draw with U.23 Vietnam to win first place in Group B thanks to their superior goal difference (+3 compared to +1) with 3 points. The presence of defender Ubaidullah Shamsul will help coach Nafuzi Zain have more options to strengthen the defense and find a draw against U.23 Vietnam.

In the opening match against U.23 Laos, when Ubaidullah Shamsul was absent, coach Nafuzi Zain used 3 central defenders including Aiman Hakimi, Aysar Hadi and Moses Raj. This trio showed a strong and solid performance, helping U.23 Malaysia, after the shock of conceding a goal in the 4th minute, turn the tables and win 4-1 thanks to goals from Haykal Danish, Haqimi Azim, Moses Raj and Muhammad Abu Khalil.

With U.23 Vietnam, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team are aiming for a victory to get a ticket to the semi-finals. But above all, the Vietnamese players must prove their true strength after the opening match, a narrow 2-1 win over U.23 Laos (December 3), still left many uncertainties.

The biggest problem is the poor finishing, wasting many good opportunities. If U.23 Vietnam still does not adjust their aim accurately, they will easily fall into a stalemate with U.23 Malaysia, a team that will certainly play tight defense and wait for the opportunity to counterattack to shock the opponent.