Coach Mai Duc Chung: The 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Championship will be more difficult

(NLDO) - After a week of training at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center, the Vietnamese women's team will go to Quang Ninh towards the 2025 ASEAN Women's Cup.

Sharing with the media, Coach Mai Duc Chung said that he reminded the players during the break after the Asian women's qualifiers to maintain their physical strength and should only rest for 2-3 days. Thanks to that, when returning to training, the whole team quickly got into the rhythm and increased the intensity of training.

"Despite the hot weather, the players' training spirit is commendable. Unfortunately, Tuyet Ngan had to have an appendectomy so she was allowed to return home to be taken care of by her family and recover soon. The good news is that Thanh Nha will return to training with the team from next week, helping the team to be almost complete to prepare for training in Quang Ninh " - Coach Mai Duc Chung shared.

In the upcoming training phase, the coaching staff will focus on training physical strength for beach running and increasing the team's endurance. According to Mr. Chung, the 2025 Southeast Asian Women's Championship - 2025 ASEAN Women's Cup is expected to be more difficult as many teams, especially Indonesia, have strengthened their squad with naturalized players.

With the young force added this time, coach Mai Duc Chung said the coaching staff has carefully selected.

"After the national women's championship, we will continue to call up more young players. They have made rapid progress thanks to continuous training, different from the club's curriculum, and being able to compete with experienced seniors. The coaching staff always reminds the young players to be confident and determined. If they are in good form, they can absolutely be placed in the starting lineup," he emphasized.

Veteran striker Huynh Nhu also shared after the afternoon practice session on July 18: "The whole team is practicing very actively, despite the hot weather. The young players are also trying to learn and make clear progress. Regarding expertise, the coaching staff will make specific assessments, and we always support each other."

Huynh Nhu added that in addition to completing the training plan of the coaching staff, she and her teammates also focus on nutrition and rest to ensure physical strength. On the other hand, the team is getting younger, but the whole team will try their best. "Playing at home with the support of the fans will definitely give us more motivation to achieve good results" - Huynh Nhu affirmed.

According to the plan, the Vietnamese women's team has completed the first training period. The whole team will train in Cam Pha (Quang Ninh) for 10 days, from July 20 to 29. After that, the whole team will move to Hai Phong to get acquainted with Lach Tray stadium, preparing to enter the official tournament.

At the 2025 ASEAN Women's Cup, Group A of coach Mai Duc Chung and his team will meet Cambodia (August 6), Indonesia (August 9) and Thailand (August 12).

As host and with determination, the Vietnamese women's team aims to play well and bring joy to fans.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/hlv-mai-duc-chung-giai-nu-dong-nam-a-2025-se-kho-khan-hon-196250718180231623.htm