Que Ngoc Hai and Hoang Duc caught the eye of former Inter Milan coach

Syria team (red shirt) just won 3-1 against Thailand team (blue shirt)

At a press conference on June 19, coach Hector Cuper said he had watched and analyzed 2-3 recent matches of the Vietnamese team and assessed the opponent as a strong team, improving year by year. "I see that the Vietnamese team has number 9 (Nguyen Van Toan), number 14 (Nguyen Hoang Duc) and number 3 (Que Ngoc Hai) playing well" - the former coach of Inter Milan Club said.

Although he has only led the Syrian team for about 4 months, coach Cuper is a world- famous strategist.

Famous as a coach in top European leagues such as Serie A, La Liga..., the Argentine coach twice consecutively brought Valencia to the Champions League final in 2000 and 2001. He also led Mallorca to win the 1998 Spanish Super Cup and brought Egypt to the 2018 World Cup finals.

Coach Cuper is a world famous strategist.

Coach Cuper confided: "If this were a match in the World Cup Qualifiers or the Asian Cup, we would have to analyze our opponents more carefully. However, in a friendly match, we don't learn much about our opponents but focus more on our team. In addition, I have only been on duty in Syria for about 4 months and the team is in a transition period."

In addition, Mr. Cuper also emphasized that he did not focus on winning or losing, but only wanted to take advantage of the friendly match with the Vietnamese team to evaluate the players' professional abilities and review the Syrian team's strength before entering the final round of the 2023 Asian Cup.

"In this training session, I have called up some young players to be able to evaluate the overall strength. The result of the match is not as important as the team applying the playing style I have proposed and having the best preparation for the next journey" - Mr. Cuper added.

Tuong Phuoc - Photo: VFF

Source: https://nld.com.vn/the-thao/que-ngoc-hai-hoang-duc-lot-mat-xanh-cuu-hlv-clb-inter-milan-20230619183727856.htm