Over the weekend in the Asian soccer world, a seemingly unrelated to the national football team quietly ended, but may be closely linked to the national football team in the next few months.
Cambodia hosted a thrilling battle in the final of the 2022 Southeast Asian U-23 Championship on February 26 as Vietnam made history by narrowly defeating Thailand 1-0 to reach the top of the championship for the first time.
It is worth mentioning that this Vietnamese team is not a strong team, and the epidemic has prevented them from assembling their strongest squad. However, they made a breakthrough with the 2003 age group players as their main players and beat Thailand 1-0 in the final.
According to the data, this is the first time in the history of Vietnam to win this tournament. And the Chinese men's soccer team suffered an unexpected defeat on the first day of the year, precisely to the Vietnamese team. In the second half of the year, the Hangzhou Asian Games is about to open, and this Vietnam national youth team is likely to appear in the Asian Games. So, as the host of the Chinese U23 can play with this Vietnam team? If they meet, what are the chances of winning?
Not long ago, the progress of Vietnam's men's football team at the Asian Youth Championships held in China caught the attention of Asia, and now their national youth team is shining on the championship podium, which fully demonstrates the fruits that Vietnamese soccer has been gradually reaping through the emphasis on youth training.
For China's national soccer team, what is more worrying is the youth training problem. If immediate action is not taken, embarrassing situations like the loss to Vietnam on the first day of the year will be repeated.
