New channel broadcasts Vietnam women's team's match against Malaysia: Practicing under the hot sun, still running extremely well

Sweating in the 'training ground', the Vietnamese women's team is determined to shine at the 33rd SEA Games

The closer the 33rd SEA Games gets, the higher the training intensity of the football teams, the more urgent it is. The Vietnamese women's team, just one day after arriving in Chonburi, immediately increased their training volume, practicing continuously 2 sessions/day. This morning, December 3, at nearly 9 o'clock, the sun was scorching hot, so hot that there was not a bit of wind. The temperature sometimes reached 35-37 degrees Celsius, but the Vietnamese girls were still present in large numbers and actively practiced at the San Suk Stadium, located about 15km from the team's hotel. This is the closest training ground of all 3 fields where the women's team practiced. Meanwhile, the training ground at 6 pm this afternoon was more than 35km away.

The Vietnamese women's team is training hard in Chonburi, determined to defend the SEA Games gold medal.

Xuất hiện thêm kênh phát đội tuyển nữ Việt Nam đấu Malaysia: Tập dưới nắng gắt, chạy vẫn cực sung- Ảnh 1. — Coach Mai Duc Chung instructs and reminds each player

Despite being drenched in sweat and having to continuously perform exercises from fitness coach Cerdic, the whole team still diligently absorbed the lesson plan without anyone telling them to. Standing outside, coach Mai Duc Chung only observed the state of each person, monitoring their performance. He walked back and forth, occasionally talking with his assistants such as Hoang Van Phuc, Doan Thi Kim Chi, Doan Minh Hai, Ngoc Anh and the person in charge of the women's team, former national player Tran Thi Bich Hanh. He carefully watched the girls, corrected and reminded each move, especially the quick one-touch jumps and releases, pushing the speed extremely high.

Xuất hiện thêm kênh phát đội tuyển nữ Việt Nam đấu Malaysia: Tập dưới nắng gắt, chạy vẫn cực sung- Ảnh 2.

Xuất hiện thêm kênh phát đội tuyển nữ Việt Nam đấu Malaysia: Tập dưới nắng gắt, chạy vẫn cực sung- Ảnh 3. — The girls practice under the hot sun

What Mr. Mai Duc Chung has been thinking a lot about in the past few days is how to create more cohesion between the senior players who are "locomotives" such as Huynh Nhu, Bich Thuy, Kim Thanh, Hai Yen, Thai Thao and the new group of talents, which for the first time has 7 people participating in the SEA Games. He still trusts the experienced pillars because in any playground they still play a key role, but he will also have to create opportunities for new faces to calculate how they will be challenged at this SEA Games. In front of Tran Thi Duyen, one of the "new blood" who has been scheduled to play in 2 matches in Japan, will be one of the links that he needs to have more people like that to refresh the squad.

Xuất hiện thêm kênh phát đội tuyển nữ Việt Nam đấu Malaysia: Tập dưới nắng gắt, chạy vẫn cực sung- Ảnh 4. — Tran Thi Duyen, a defender with recent progress, is often used by coach Mai Duc Chung.

7 new talents, who will be challenged?

"General" Chung said that this SEA Games is very important to him because in addition to the goal of winning the 5th consecutive gold medal and the 9th time for Vietnam, he also has to calculate long-term for the Asian Championship finals to compete for a ticket to the 2027 World Cup, which will start in March next year. He must give more opportunities to help 7 new faces to be tested one by one so that they can gradually stand in the main squad. He is forced to build a successor generation right at this congress for the future of Vietnamese women's football, facing the rejuvenation of Thailand, Myanmar and importantly, creating a strong and even force for the battle with Japan, India and Taiwan in Group C in Australia.

Xuất hiện thêm kênh phát đội tuyển nữ Việt Nam đấu Malaysia: Tập dưới nắng gắt, chạy vẫn cực sung- Ảnh 5. — The coaching staff gave the team this morning's exercises.

Among the 7 new players, in addition to defender Tran Thi Duyen who has been in the starting lineup for some matches, the remaining goalkeeper Quach Thu Em, defender Cu Thi Huynh Nhu, Nguyen Thi Kim Yen, Nguyen Thi Hoa, and 2 strikers Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang and Ngoc Minh Chuyen are also being considered by coach Mai Duc Chung. Left-back Kim Yen, born in 2002 of Ho Chi Minh City, answered an interview before the training session on the morning of December 3, saying: "I am very excited to be at the SEA Games and really hope to be able to play, even though I know that there are seniors like Tran Thi Thu and Hoang Thi Loan who are all quality full-backs. But if the coach gives me the opportunity, I will promote the experience I have learned from my seniors, play really hard to contribute to the best results for the women's team."

Xuất hiện thêm kênh phát đội tuyển nữ Việt Nam đấu Malaysia: Tập dưới nắng gắt, chạy vẫn cực sung- Ảnh 6. — Except for Truc Huong (fourth from right) who has been used a lot recently, the remaining 7 players are all new players including: Quach Thu Em, Ngoc Minh Chuyen, Thuy Hang, Cu Thi Huynh Nhu, Nguyen Thi Hoa, Tran Thi Duyen and Nguyen Thi Kim Yen.

Coach Mai Duc Chung will most likely use the new players appropriately depending on the actual situation. Because the team's schedule ranges from easy (against Malaysia on December 5) to difficult (against the Philippines on December 8 and Myanmar on December 11), it is necessary to win early to make it easier to calculate, especially considering the goal difference race because who knows if they can tie with their opponents. The top spot in Group B will be favorable for Mr. Chung and his team to advance the deepest to protect their achievements in the previous 5 consecutive SEA Games.

In addition to the announced live streaming channels such asFPT Play, VTV, VTVgo application, there will be some more channels live broadcasting the match between the Vietnamese and Malaysian women's teams, as well as other matches. Including VTC, MyTv, THVL, VTVCab, HTV...

Some pictures of this morning's practice session: