U23 Vietnam under the guidance of coach Hoang Anh Tuan has set off to attend the 23 Southeast Asian U2023 tournament. Nguyen Ngoc Thang of Hong Linh Ha Tinh is on the list to Thailand this time.
On August 14, the U8 Vietnam team under the guidance of coach Hoang Anh Tuan left for Thailand to attend the 23 Southeast Asian U23 tournament - the tournament in which we are the defending champion.
However, in this tour in the land of the Golden Temple, U23 Vietnam, with the core of the youth U17 and U20, was not heavily targeted for the championship. Leaders of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) want young players to have the opportunity to rub and accumulate experience in order to approach the national team.
Before going to Thailand, coach Hoang Anh Tuan shortened the list of U23 Vietnam to 26 players. Notably, many prominent faces such as midfielder Nguyen Cong Phuong, goalkeeper Cao Van Binh, striker Hoang Minh Tien ...
U23 Vietnam shortened to 26 players aiming for the 23 Southeast Asian U2023 tournament (Photo: VFF)
It is known that after arriving in Thailand, U23 Vietnam had a friendly match "review" with U23 Bahrain in Bangkok, taking place on the afternoon of August 15. Completing this match, the team will move to Rayong province (the venue for the 8 Southeast Asian U23 tournament).
Here, coach Hoang Anh Tuan will have 4 more days to complete the final preparation and finalize the official list of 23 players for the opening match against U23 Laos in the framework of Group C.
Thus, the strategist from Khanh Hoa's hometown will have to cross out the names of 3 players to finalize the official list of U23 Vietnam to attend the 23 Southeast Asian U2023 tournament according to the regulations of the organizers.
U23 Vietnam will eliminate 3 more players in Thailand before entering the tournament (Photo: VFF)
It is known that each team competing in the 23 Southeast Asian U2023 tournament will have to register 3 goalkeepers. Accordingly, the 3 players who have to say goodbye to U23 Vietnam are considered to be in the remaining 3 positions of defenders (6 people), midfielders (10 people) and strikers (7 people).
The players on the 26-man shortlist to Thailand this time will still have to make a lot of effort if they want to compete in the 23 Southeast Asian U2023 tournament. Many new players only have a few days of practice and need to hurry. quickly adapted to the style of coach Hoang Anh Tuan.
Nguyen Ngoc Thang of Hong Linh Ha Tinh is on the list to Thailand
The U23 Vietnam team participating in the 23 Southeast Asian U2023 tournament is a collection of core players mostly at the age of U20 combined with a number of U23 players. This will also be the Vietnamese Olympic team to attend the 2023 Asiad in Hangzhou (China) next September.
According to ArtTimes