U19 Vietnam finalizes list: Overseas Vietnamese players eliminated

Accordingly, defender Nguyen Manh Hung, Czech-Vietnamese midfielder Ho Huu Hung and striker Nguyen Anh Tuan are not on the final list for the 2024 Southeast Asian U19 tournament.

In the last training session in Vietnam before leaving for Indonesia to participate in the regional tournament, coach Hua Hien Vinh continued to ask his students to perform the attacking situations that had been carefully prepared beforehand, helping them to perform them in the most proficient way.

At the 2024 Southeast Asian U19 tournament, VAR will be used, so the U19 Vietnam coaching staff also reminded players to avoid collisions in dangerous areas such as in the penalty area as well as in front of the penalty area.

“We take this into account and remind the players. For example, in training, you see players often raise their hands to signal to their teammates, but that is also a way for the referee to see if the opponent is offside or not, thereby warning the referee.

Raise your hands but do not spread your arms wide because if you do, it may be disadvantageous for you. Recently, I also showed the students the Euro 2024 situations to remind them that the referee can only stop when he has a whistle… When they arrive in Indonesia, the Organizing Committee will show them about VAR so that they can better understand this issue,” said Coach Hua Hien Vinh.

"U19 Vietnam has had 3 quality friendly matches in China and the last 2 matches. Up to this point, the players are in good condition and preparing for the upcoming tournament. They have grasped the operation. Of course, U19 Vietnam also has problems that need to be overcome such as better passing near the goal. The coaching staff has focused on that in recent training sessions," Coach Hua Hien Vinh commented.

Talking about the sunny weather in Indonesia, the head coach of U19 Vietnam expressed: “If we talk about advantages, only the host has them. U19 Vietnam has to adapt when going there. We moved from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, had 4 training sessions here and the early training time helps the players get used to the hot weather. It can be said that they are gradually adapting to the match time.”

U19 Vietnam took a flight to Jakarta on the morning of July 16. After that, coach Hua Hien Vinh and his team continued to take a connecting flight to begin their journey to the competition venue.