Coach Vietnam Park Hang Seo laughed at the start of the press conference session after his team were held to a draw by the Philippines in SEA Games 2021 (SEA Games 2022).
Vietnam, who won 3-0 over the Indonesian U-23 national team in the first match, surprisingly drew 0-0 against the Philippines.
The Vietnam vs the Philippines match was held at the Viet Tri Stadium, Phu Tho, Sunday (8/5) evening WIB.
Interestingly, when he entered the press conference room after the match, Vietnam coach Park Hang Seo laughed when he heard a reporter ask if this draw was purposeful to avoid Thailand in the semifinals of the SEA Games.
The reason is that Thailand has the potential to be runner-up in Group B after losing to Malaysia in the inaugural match of Group A of the SEA Games.
So there is a possibility that if Vietnam wins Group A they will meet the War Elephant Team in the semifinals.
“The result of the match between Thailand and Malaysia yesterday had nothing to do with this match. I don’t have any calculations because if there was, it would be different from what we wanted the score to be,” Park Hang Seo was quoted as saying. Zing News.
However, Park Hang Seo admitted that Vietnam’s draw against the Philippines was not a good achievement.
“This is not a good result for Vietnam U-23. The opponent plays too much defensively. Even in the national team, we also often experience this problem,” said Park Hang Seo.
“It’s not easy to penetrate the opposing players. The defense is so tight. During the upcoming rest period we will try to find a way to overcome the problem of the attack,” said Park Hang Seo.
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