The Vietnamese Olympic, or under-23 (U23), football team’s head coachToshiya Miura set his sights on securing a seat in the finals of thesecond Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s U23 Football Championship2015.
Every player will have to play to thebest of their ability to achieve that goal, Miura told reporters duringthe team’s first day of training in preparation for the qualifying roundof the AFC U23 Championship on February 25 in Hanoi.
The 30-player squad is undergoing a training regime of two sessions aday before the shortlist of 23 players for the final squad is announcedin three weeks.
Vietnam is now ranked in thetop 20 football teams in Asia and has a reasonable chance to compete fora place in the finals in Qatar early next year, Miura said, adding thatall players will have to compete for positions in the squad.
Miura kept quiet about what playing style the team will use, saying that he is still searching for the best players.
During the month-long training, the team will have threeinternational friendly matches as well as two matches with the two-timeV-League champions Hanoi T&T and V-League 2015’s in-form Quang NinhCoal.
After the matches, the final team will flyto Malaysia to begin the qualifiers where they are to face Japan,Malaysia and Macau in group I.
A total of 43teams will be competing for 15 slots alongside the host nation. Theteams are divided into ten groups, with the ten group winners and thefive best runners-up qualifying for the final tournament.-VNA
Every player will have to play to thebest of their ability to achieve that goal, Miura told reporters duringthe team’s first day of training in preparation for the qualifying roundof the AFC U23 Championship on February 25 in Hanoi.
The 30-player squad is undergoing a training regime of two sessions aday before the shortlist of 23 players for the final squad is announcedin three weeks.
Vietnam is now ranked in thetop 20 football teams in Asia and has a reasonable chance to compete fora place in the finals in Qatar early next year, Miura said, adding thatall players will have to compete for positions in the squad.
Miura kept quiet about what playing style the team will use, saying that he is still searching for the best players.
During the month-long training, the team will have threeinternational friendly matches as well as two matches with the two-timeV-League champions Hanoi T&T and V-League 2015’s in-form Quang NinhCoal.
After the matches, the final team will flyto Malaysia to begin the qualifiers where they are to face Japan,Malaysia and Macau in group I.
A total of 43teams will be competing for 15 slots alongside the host nation. Theteams are divided into ten groups, with the ten group winners and thefive best runners-up qualifying for the final tournament.-VNA
