[Vnbiz] Viets too short, says coach Riedl

[Tran Ba Thien]

that dang ghet,

khong gian nhung ma ghet. Boi vi cai tat den hen lai xu tro thanh ban tinh 
roi. Ngay nao con gap thi con phai chap nhan cai tat ay,

That dang ghet
Tran Ba Thien
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phan, Tai" <Tai.Phan at ed.gov>
To: <vnbiz at vietlinks.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 6:34 PM
Subject: [Vnbiz] Viets too short, says coach Riedl


>[ Vietnam Business Forum ]
>
> Thursday July 12, 2007
>
>
> Viets too short, says coach Riedl
>
> HANOI: Vietnam coach Alfred Riedl believes his Asian minnow side would 
> have found their place in the international limelight if they were 10cm 
> (four inches) taller.
>
> "How can you make our players bigger?" the Austrian coach sighed when 
> asked how the unfancied co-hosts will cope with Qatar today following 
> their 2-0 upset of the United Arab Emirates in their Asian Cup opener.
>
> "When you are unlucky, you get three heading goals and there's nothing you 
> can do. We're too short and we know this," said Riedl. "That's the reason 
> why we have problems in coming to the international level."
>
> Riedl cited his team's average height at around 170cm (5ft 5ins) against 
> 182cm (5ft 9ins) for the other teams.
>
> "When we play against Arab teams, they always have five to eight players 
> taller than us," he said. "This creates danger when there is a cross or a 
> free-kick from the side or a corner." - AFP
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