U22 Vietnam and U22 Thailand both hide their cards in the match for the top spot in the group

Both teams have experimented with their personnel and did not give their all in the match last night (May 11). Therefore, if one side tries to study the opponent, the result will be… no study at all.

· Drawing with Thailand, U22 Vietnam meets Indonesia in the semi-finals of SEA Games 32

U22 Vietnam against U22 Thailand changed up to 8 positions compared to the starting lineup against Malaysia - the match we played most fiercely in the group stage, because that match decided the ticket to the next round for the team under coach Philippe Troussier.

Among the players who did not play in the match against U22 Thailand, there were striker Nguyen Van Tung and goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan. Van Tung is leading the scoring list for U22 Vietnam at SEA Games 32, with 4 goals, the common point is that in the previous 3 matches against Laos, Singapore and Malaysia, he scored in every match.

Keeping Van Tung out somewhat reflects that coach Troussier does not care too much about scoring goals in this match, and does not necessarily have to win at all costs.

Regarding the case of goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan, there is no expert in the world who does not use their number one goalkeeper, except in cases where the match result is not important.

As for Thailand, the young team from the Land of the Golden Temple played quite well in the first half, creating many scoring opportunities. However, in the second half, the team under coach Issara Sritaro suddenly lost their good form, they committed more fouls than shots on goal, played roughly instead of focusing on coordination.

However, after the match, coach Issara Sritaro of U22 Thailand promised: "If Thailand meets U22 Vietnam again in the final of this year's SEA Games, it will be a very different match."

Perhaps the coach of the young team of the Golden Temple country was not just talking. The starting lineup of U22 Thailand last night did not include Teerasak Poeiphimai, the number one striker of Thai football in the age group of 22.

This squad has central defender Jonathan Khemdee and midfielder Settasit Suvannaseat as expected. They have just arrived in Cambodia to join the U22 Thailand team not long ago, but due to being busy with their home club's duties in the domestic tournament, they need the match with U22 Vietnam to "warm up" and prepare for the knockout round, rather than to show their full potential.

Of course, the basic plan of both sides is still the same, the plan has been prepared from the beginning of the tournament, based on the most familiar playing style. The important thing is who performs and how it is performed.

For example, the same familiar attack, but instead of stretching a little more, a little faster, Thai players do not stretch and do not actively accelerate to be faster. If the opponent makes a mistake, they will punish (the situation where U22 Vietnam's center back Duy Cuong slipped during Thailand's opening goal).

Otherwise, if the opponent does not have an opening, U22 Thailand will not bother to speed up to find that opening. That is why the young team from the Golden Temple country is only good in the first half, but suddenly stops being good in the second half.

The same goes for U22 Vietnam. Instead of putting a little more pressure to make the Thai players confused, instead of colliding a little more to get the ball back, the Vietnamese players do not necessarily need to have such collisions, with such a high risk of injury, while we are already in the semi-finals anyway.

Therefore, viewers have the feeling that the U22 Vietnam players made a lot of mistakes, especially in the first half of the match that just took place. However, that is not the real performance of the team under coach Philippe Troussier. When it comes to the knockout stage, we will be different.

The same goes for U22 Thailand. What people have just witnessed is not the true strength of the Golden Temple team. They only played at their full potential in half of the match (first half), while in life, half the truth is never the truth!

According to Trong Vu/Dan Tri

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