Vietnam head coach Park Hang-seo has just convincingly guided his team to the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 final with a commanding 4-2 aggregate win over the Philippines, but he’s quick to deflect the plaudits aimed at him, focusing instead on his players.
Watch how Vietnam 🇻🇳 rallied to score two late goals as they confirm their spot in the #AFFSuzukiCup18 finals! 🎉#TimeToShine #VIEvPHI
Match Report: https://t.co/dVmaIJmfFO pic.twitter.com/Wz8ul7EoUR
— AFF Suzuki Cup (@affsuzukicup) December 6, 2018
Despite this result, and him triumphing over his Philippines counterpart Sven-Goran Eriksson, Coach Park remains grounded, playing down comparisons with the Swede.
“This is the first time Vietnam [reached the] AFF Suzuki Cup final after 10 years. I would like to thank Vietnam’s supporters, and I would like to thank all my players for the game today,” declared the South Korean coach while addressing the media in a post-match interview.
“Today, I am really happy to see [Phan] Van Duc create the chance for [Nguyen] Quang Hai’s opening goal. But the moment [that] I was most impressed [with was] when [Nguyen] Cong Phuong [scored the goal] that doubled our lead.”
After this, coach Park was quick to play down any comparisons with his Azkals counterpart and former England manager, Coach Sven.
“[I] hope everyone does not compare me with coach [Sven-Goran] Eriksson. He is a world class coach. I am very honoured to [go against] him [in the Suzuki Cup]. Although I beat him twice, my level [as a coach] can’t compare to [his].”
Vietnam is set to face Malaysia for the two-legged AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 final next week.
And here it is!
The Final of the @affsuzukicup will be contested between Malaysia 🇲🇾 and Vietnam 🇻🇳!
🗓 Dec 11, First Leg
🗓 Dec 15, Second Leg#VIEvPHI #AFFSuzukiCup18 #WearYourPride pic.twitter.com/aNtY60fEY6— FOX Sports LIVE! (@FSAsiaLive) December 6, 2018