"I highly appreciate the tactics and discipline of U23 Vietnam . Especially at the end of the match, when U23 Indonesia pushed up their attacking formation, our players played very focused, followed the defensive counter-attack style, tried to slow down the pace of the match, making the opponent feel frustrated.
In addition, coach Kim Sang Sik and the coaching staff also made necessary moves, specifically arranging water bottles to make it difficult for U23 Indonesian players to make strong throw-ins," coach Pham Minh Duc praised U23 Vietnam after defeating U23 Indonesia in the final match of U23 Southeast Asia 2025.
Coach Pham Minh Duc hopes that the current U23 generation will develop in the future, to join Vietnamese football in conquering larger continental playgrounds or even the World Cup.
"Vietnam U23 has won the U23 Southeast Asian Championship three times in a row. This group of young players will play for the Vietnam national team in the near future. I think in the next 2-3 years, many faces like Ly Duc, Van Khang, Hieu Minh, Van Truong, Xuan Bac, Dinh Bac... will meet again and play better against Thailand or Indonesia. That is the way to build the force of Vietnamese football.
After the success of U23 Vietnam, I think we must maintain and do better, each person joins hands to contribute to Vietnamese football. Youth football training centers such as Hanoi, HAGL, PVF, The Cong Viettel , SLNA... all take this as motivation to train many successor players for the development of Vietnamese football," said coach Pham Minh Duc.
"U23 Vietnam has won the Southeast Asian championship three times, affirming its position. However, our goal is to develop and go further at the Asian level and the World Cup.
Japan used to dream of going to the World Cup, but now they are participating continuously. This achievement comes from youth training, infrastructure development and many other things. Vietnamese football looks to Japan to learn," concluded coach Minh Duc.
In a similar view, commentator Quang Huy, after watching U23 Vietnam play in Indonesia, said: “U23 Vietnam deserved to win when playing with a reasonable strategy, calmly dealing with the aggressive play of U23 Indonesia. Coach Kim Sang Sik's mark was very clear in this match. The Korean strategist understands Vietnamese people and football very well.
I believe that through this tournament, young Vietnamese players will mature a lot. After the Southeast Asian tournament, there will be the 2026 Asian qualifiers and the 33rd SEA Games, with different characteristics and more difficult opponents. U23 Vietnam beat Indonesia in this tournament, but they may learn many lessons in the next tournament. Therefore, we ourselves must learn and strive even more."
Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/thong-tri-giai-khu-vuc-u23-viet-nam-phai-nghi-toi-tam-chau-a-2426953.html
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