Malaysia prepares more carefully than ever, determined to end more than a decade without defeating Vietnam

Malaysia prepares more carefully than ever, determined to end more than a decade of not winning against Vietnam team photo 1

Accordingly, Malaysia will gather their troops earlier than planned. The match with Vietnam will take place on June 10, but from May, the team will call up the squad. During the training weeks, Malaysia will play 2 friendly matches before getting ready for the big match with Vietnam.

Normally, a team’s FIFA Days schedule in June will only include one match. However, Malaysia believes that they must make the most of their time preparing to compete with Vietnam. That is why the team will play three matches in the upcoming FIFA Days.

Malaysia’s new head coach Peter Cklamovski confirmed the plan: “We are facing a situation where the season ends at the end of April. The players need a little chance to warm up before playing Vietnam. We need to make sure that the team is properly prepared. We will focus on Vietnam, Malaysia’s toughest opponent. We will make sure that our preparation is right and we will be ready to face the battle.”

Malaysia prepares more carefully than ever, determined to end more than a decade of not winning against Vietnam team photo 2

Malaysia will play 3 matches in June

It is not clear which teams Malaysia will choose for their friendly matches. But they will most likely choose teams with similar playing styles to Vietnam to gain an understanding of their opponents. The two matches will probably be from easy to difficult to help the team shape their playing style.

Through this rare preparation, we can see Malaysia's determination to change the balance of confrontation with Vietnam. In the past 11 years since the AFF Cup 2014, they have not won a single match against Vietnam with 7 defeats and 1 draw. In many of those matches, the Tigers lost by a large margin with a completely inferior position.

In the upcoming meeting, they are more confident when they welcome a series of naturalized players with European blood. It is expected that there will be up to 7 names joining this team. It can help them field 100% of the naturalized force to play against Vietnam. Perhaps that is also the reason why Malaysia prepared early, playing 2 friendly matches because through this, they have the conditions to help the naturalized players integrate into the team's playing style.

Dang Lai

Source: https://tienphong.vn/malaysia-chuan-bi-chu-dao-chua-tung-co-quyet-cham-dut-hon-1-thap-ky-khong-thang-tuyen-viet-nam-post1730524.tpo