U23 Vietnam after the U23 Asian Cup: Little harvest but high quality

Vietnam U23's end of the AFC U23 Championship was not as perfect as expected, but coach Hoang Anh Tuan also introduced many new faces to the country's football after the tournament in Qatar.

Harvest less…

U23 Vietnam attends the 2024 AFC U23 Championship in Qatar with a series of goals from achievements to regaining the trust of fans, because before that, the Vietnamese team under coach Troussier had lost a lot.

In fact, the fact that U23 Vietnam could not create a miracle is of course a failure with the initial investment and expectations.

U23 Vietnam ended the U23 Asian tournament not so perfectly.

In addition, the playing style has not created much trust among fans and experts, besides the rather ugly appearance with a "sad record" of the number of red and yellow cards received in the tournament taking place in Qatar.

Participating in the continent's largest tournament for the under-23 age group, coach Hoang Anh Tuan's team also has the responsibility of helping the Vietnamese team add new players to aim for big, long-term goals ahead.

However, looking back at the U23 Vietnam players who were able to play in the U23 Asian Cup, most of them are not strong enough to compete for a position in the Vietnam national team in the near future, so success is less than failure.

but is to be expected

Putting aside the achievements and general expertise, because U23 Vietnam participated in the U23 Asian Cup in not the best conditions with coach Hoang Anh Tuan just being a... stand-in for Mr. Troussier.

What everyone is concerned about now is how many players from the U23 Vietnam squad who just participated in the Asian tournament can join the Vietnam national team to participate in the World Cup qualifiers or the Asean Cup (the predecessor of the AFF Cup) or even further.

But the performance of Minh Khoa (6), Vi Hao, Le Nguyen Hoang was also a success for U23 Vietnam.

As mentioned above, not many new faces who have just participated in the 2024 U23 Asian Cup have impressed fans or experts.

But that doesn't mean the Vietnamese team... is empty-handed. On the contrary, the outstanding names bring fans and experts a lot of excitement.

It can be affirmed that, if looking at the impressive performances of central defender Le Nguyen Hoang, midfielder Minh Khoa or striker Vi Hao at the 2024 AFC U23 Championship.

If they follow the right path, are carefully trained and more importantly, the above players themselves make an effort, have no problems with their legs or mentality, they will appear in the Vietnamese national team jersey in the very near future.

Not meeting expectations in terms of achievements, playing style... but after a tournament that can introduce to fans, the Vietnamese team has a couple of potential players, it can be considered a temporary success for coach Hoang Anh Tuan and U23 Vietnam.

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