Park Hang-seo (64), head coach of the Vietnam national soccer team, even sought advice from Malaysia coach Kim Pan-gon (53) to win the championship.
Vietnamese media 24H.com reported on the 12th (Korean time), “Coach Hang-seo Park discussed with coach Pan-gon Kim about the 2022 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Mitsubishi Electric Cup (Mitsubishi Cup) final game in Thailand.”
Vietnam, led by coach Park, will play the first leg of the Mitsubishi Cup final against Thailand at Haoni My Dinh National Stadium on the 13th at 9:30 pm. Prior to this, coach Park explained through a press conference, “I asked for advice from coach Kim. He is a Korean coach and has experience dealing with Thailand in the semifinals of this tournament.” 스포츠토토
Manager Kim’s Malaysia met Thailand in the semifinals and recorded 1 win and 1 loss, but were eliminated due to goal difference. After winning the first leg 1-0, they lost the second leg 0-3. However, it seems that coach Park has received a lot of help because he has the experience of driving Thailand to the brink by winning the first game.
However, it is known that coach Park did not seek advice from Indonesian coach Shin Tae-yong, who faced him in the semifinals. Indonesia faced Thailand in the group stage of the tournament. The media said, “The relationship between coach Park and coach Shin is not good. They did not shake hands after the game.”
This tournament is an important tournament for coach Park and Vietnam. Coach Park, who was appointed to the Vietnam national soccer team in 2017, puts down the Vietnamese baton after this tournament. Director Park is like a hero in Vietnam. Under Park’s guidance, Vietnam has emerged as a Southeast Asian football powerhouse. He also won the 2018 championship in this biennial competition.
Coach Park, who emphasized that it was the last time with Vietnam, said, “In the past five years, I have led not only the Vietnamese national team but also the U-23 team and only lost one against the Southeast Asian team. My goal is to pay off this debt,” he said. “My second goal is to bring home the championship trophy for the fans who supported Vietnam.”
The finals will consist of 2 games, 1st leg and 2nd leg. The team with the better score in the first and second rounds wins the championship. The second leg will be held on the 16th.