Coach Park Hang-seo of Vietnam and Zoran Jankovic of Thailand said winning a friendly tournament is not important but they want to win the third-place match on December 15 in Buriram.
Vietnamese players practise for the M-150 Cup in Thailand. They will play the hosts for bronze medal today. (Photo: VFF)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Coach Park Hang-seo of Vietnam and ZoranJankovic of Thailand said winning a friendly tournament is not important butthey want to win the third-place match on December 15 in Buriram.
The two teams suffered unexpected losses in their last group round match on December13 although they both had a big chance to play in the final.
Park said he knew that Vietnam lost 0-3 to Thailand in the 29th Southeast AsianGames’ group round last August, but what he cared about was Vietnam’s performanceon December 15.
He further said Vietnam’s target was the finals of the Asian U-23 FootballChampionship, so the result against Thailand was not important but a win wouldbe good.
He said his players were well prepared to win and though they have lost tothem, they were not afraid of them.
In the coming match, Park will not try a test line-up but select his bestsquad. They have been asked to play as a team with discipline and limitmistakes.
Captain Luong Xuan Truong also shared the point with his coach. He saidThailand have always been a big team in the region who are difficult to beatbut Vietnam were ready.
Speaking to reporters at the press briefing on December 14, Jankovic said histeam has prepared for the coming match like always.
Jankovic said he was disappointed with Thailand’s loss to the Democratic People’sRepublic of Korea on December 13 but he may create chances for players who didnot compete a single minute in this competition.
He said Vietnam was not stronger than Thailand. Either Vietnam or Uzbekistanwas good for his team (to warm-up for the next event) but he preferred to playin the final (against Uzbekistan) and then the bronze-medal match (versusVietnam).
The Serbian said like Vietnam, Thailand focused on the continental tournamentnext year. The M-150 Cup was an opportunity to improve their playing style.
Midfielder Ratthanakorn Maikami said the match against Vietnam would beinteresting. It would be one of the final tests of his team before they leavefor China’s Asian event. Maikami said Vietnam was a potential rival but Thailand has defeated them inthe past. Hence, there was no need to worry about Vietnam.
The match will kick-off at 4pm at the I-Mobile Stadium. The final betweenUzbekistan and Japan will follow.-VNA
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Vietnamese players practise for the M-150 Cup in Thailand. They will play the hosts for bronze medal today. (Photo: VFF) 
