REASON Malaysian National Team U-23 lost 1-2 to Laos in the first match of Group B 2022 AFF U-23 Cup, Friday 18 February 2022 will be discussed in this article. Malaysia U-23 National Team Pelath, Brad Maloney, said his team fell because they lost experience from Laos personnel.
Just to note, a number of Laos U-23 players have experience at senior level. Take the example of Bounphachan Bounkong who broke into the Malaysian U-23 national team goal in yesterday’s match.
The midfielder belonging to Young Elephants defended the Laos national team in the 2020 AFF Cup. Previously, when the Laos U-23 National Team played in the 2022 U-23 Asian Cup Qualification, this 21-year-old midfielder also participated.
It made Bounphachan Bounkong’s fighting mentality tested. This is different from the Malaysian U-23 national team personnel.
None of their U-23 personnel defended Malaysia’s senior squad in the 2020 AFF Cup. Plus, there were six debutants when they clashed with Laos yesterday. As a result, due to losing experience, Malaysia fell 1-2 from Laos.
“Several Lao players played in the 2020 AFF Cup and also the recent 2022 AFC U-23 Cup Qualifiers. Meanwhile, we have six debutants in the match against Laos,” said Brad Maloney quoting from the official AFF website, Saturday (19/2/2022).
