U23 Vietnam practices playing style, waiting to face U23 Laos

The training session took place at Madya Stadium, located near the Bung Karno Stadium and not far from the team's base. However, due to the frequent traffic congestion in Jakarta, the team had to travel nearly 50 minutes by bus to get to the location.

U23 Việt Nam rèn luyện lối chơi, chờ đối đầu U23 Lào - 1 — U23 Vietnam is highly focused on preparing for the U23 Southeast Asian tournament (Photo: VFF).

Group A of the tournament also kicked off with matches between Malaysia – Philippines and Indonesia – Brunei. These are all teams that could become opponents of U23 Vietnam if they pass the group stage.

Therefore, head coach Kim Sang Sik and some assistants went directly to the field to watch these matches to observe and evaluate potential opponents. The training session of U23 Vietnam was therefore assigned to assistant Lee Jung Soo to manage according to the proposed lesson plan.

In this training session, the volume of exercise was significantly increased compared to the first training session, focusing on team coordination, state transition as well as checking and reviewing the squad in preparation for the match with U23 Laos.

The training atmosphere was very positive as all the players tried their best to compete for the opportunity to play, thereby contributing to creating healthy competition and high determination in the whole team.

Speaking to the press before the training session, defender Pham Ly Duc shared: “The spirit of the team is very good. Everyone is determined in every training session. The coaching staff always reminds everyone to take care of their health and ensure the best physical condition before entering the tournament.

The first day we arrived in Indonesia, the weather was quite similar to Vietnam. Yesterday's training session was mainly to recover and regain physical condition after a long trip. Today, everyone is in better physical condition to start professional training."

U23 Việt Nam rèn luyện lối chơi, chờ đối đầu U23 Lào - 2 — The whole team is ready for the match against U23 Laos (Photo: VFF).

Ly Duc also highly appreciated the quality of training conditions in Indonesia, and affirmed that the whole team is aiming for the highest goal of winning the championship.

“Coach Kim Sang Sik always requires each player to enter the field with more than 100% spirit and determination. Although sometimes there are slight pains on the training ground, with the encouragement of the coaching staff, we always try to stand up and continue to practice without stopping.

The 2022 and 2023 championships are a source of pride and motivation for the whole team to strive to defend their achievements this season. We are quite comfortable and do not face much pressure,” Ly Duc shared.

The defender born in 2003 added that U23 Vietnam is becoming more and more united after more than two weeks of training together, from coordination skills, movement to communication on the field have all improved significantly. In addition, the experience of playing in the V-League of many players is also considered a big advantage when entering this year's tournament.