Huge task for Vietnamese volleyball teams at SEA Games
"Thailand are in higher level compared to ASEAN teams,公众national head coach Thái Thanh Tùng of the women's team told Việt Nam News.
"They are world-class and are definitely the title favourites. Thailand will play with several young players but despite their age they are still powerful.
"Because of the tournament's round-robin formula, we have to win at least three matches to be in the final. On the way to get there, Thailand will take one, then Indonesia are clearly the team who will fight us for the other spot."
Indonesia, who nearly missed this Games because of financial shortage, threatened Việt Nam's second place since the 二0 一 九 Games but failed. This year they set a higher target to win a gold.
"Our strong rivals are just one of the many difficulties that we have faced during our preparation,"大众said Tùng.
"Almost all of my players were positive with COVID- 一 九 and were isolated. They have only been training since March.
"The pandemic also prevented us from taking part in training camps abroad. Instead we will just have a couple of weeks in Ninh Bình starting in the next few days. We have only one month left to lift the team. In the SEA Games, every match is a final."
