The Lions have played some great football throughout the tournament, especially in the first half against Thailand.
Nevertheless, the Lions may improve in terms of keeping hands, said Mr Shasi.
It was challenging for us to try to escape that when Malaysia started to push higher up, he said.
Vietnam did try to push higher up the pitch, and Singapore must do better in that regard. “
He emphasized that Vietnam needs to be patient with the Lions. When they get prospects, they have got to report, he added.
Singapore has shown the ability to reach opponents on the counterattack, with Shawal, the competition top scorer, proving deadly in front of goal.
If you take your prospects on the counter-attack, as Singapore have shown that they can, that could have a negative impact on Vietnam, according to Mr. Rai.
It’s likely to be a case of trying to defuse Vietnam by using set-piece conditions and quick cuts to advance. “
SON ON SONG
Kim Sang-sik’s men started the tournament with wins over Laos ( 4-1 ) and Indonesia (1-0 ). However, a 1-1 pull with the Philippines and an equalizer at the dying gave the game pause.
The second-highest ranked East Asian team in the Gaming world rankings, however, defeated Myanmar 5-0 in their last team game. Singapore is 160th out of 114th in the world, while Vietnam is ranked 114th.
” I don’t believe they are playing at their best but they’ve got people who are leading course,” said Mr Shasi.
” They are a very, very powerful area… They are unquestionably the favorites to win this (tie and the game ).
” The fact that they are not playing to their best won’t bother them because it’s tournament football, it’s just about winning ( and ) getting to the next stage. “
Describing Vietnam as a team with” good balance”, Mr Rai pointed out that they have brought their” A team” to the tournament.
And if they didn’t already have enough weapons, including veteran striker Nguyen Tien Linh and sun midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai, Vietnam has another tool: Brazilian striker Nguyen Xuan Son, who was born in Brazil and was previously known as Rafaelson.
” It’s a great improvement to the club,” said Mr Rai. It compliments a team that is actually quite powerful, they say. “