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* PRE-MATCH PREDICTIONS

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan is taking on the heavy but also attractive task of bringing the Vietnamese Olympic team with an average age of 20.3 (the youngest at ASIAD 19) to the knockout round. Right from the opening match, Mr. Tuan and the team had mixed feelings: The first half was almost perfect in contrast to the second half with a series of unnecessary mistakes. The lack of experience, leading to subjectivity and underestimating the opponent, cost them two goals and undeserved yellow cards for Duc Phu, Nguyen Hoang and Duc Anh. It was not surprising that Mr. Tuan expressed his dissatisfaction in a harsh manner at the press conference after the match. But on the morning of September 20, he let the whole team do some light recovery exercises on the spot, before the teachers and students went together to the park near the hotel to share in a gentler way. The mistakes against the weak opponent Mongolia were quickly pointed out, turning them into practical lessons for the team to look back and learn from.

Vietnam Olympic team did not play as expected in the match against Mongolia Olympic team.

Mr. Tuan expressed: "The draw between Iran and Saudi Arabia in the first match has posed great challenges for the Vietnam Olympic team. We will advance if we get 3 points against Iran, at least a draw to ensure our place in the top 4 third-place teams with good results. Coming to a big playground like ASIAD, every match is full of challenges. However, I want my students to look further and see challenges as normal. They need to have a strong mentality and prepare wisely to enter this important match."

In the opening match, the Vietnam Olympic team showed confidence in the way they controlled the ball, kept the rhythm of the match and quickly and effectively changed the state. That is important when we rotated our forces from the beginning to save energy to play against the Iranian Olympic team. Physical strength will be the key because the weather in Hangzhou is quite hot and Iran lost a lot of energy in the 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia. The coaching staff of the Vietnamese Olympic team watched this match to come up with a response plan for the next two matches. It should also be added that the Iranian Olympic team only registered 4 players and 1 reserve goalkeeper. Coach Enayati Gholamreza kept almost the same main frame in the fierce battle against Saudi Arabia, with only two substitutions: striker Barzegar (minute 74) and defender Shah Abbasi (minute 90+1). This shows that Iran does not have many options and will be at a physical disadvantage compared to the Vietnamese Olympic team, who actively played slowly to save energy in the second half against Mongolia.

Will joy come to the Vietnamese Olympic players?

Psychologically, we have the support of history when we defeated the Iranian Olympic team 4-1 and entered the next round at the 2014 Incheon ASIAD. However, coach Hoang Anh Tuan was very cautious when expressing: "The Iranian Olympic team shows the level of a top strong team. They have strong, strong players who compete strongly and have the ability to dribble at speed. This team has a modern style of play and will not be easy to deal with. Jafari Seighalani and Mamizadeh are the most dangerous names, because of their technical and unpredictable playing ability. However, the coaching staff and I have grasped the weaknesses of this opponent, analyzed carefully to come up with appropriate response plans. This is a very important pivotal match, so the Vietnamese Olympic team will have to maintain maximum concentration from start to finish."

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