K THE RACE TO GET INTO THE NATIONAL TEAM
The success of the Vietnamese team in the first 6 months of coach Kim Sang-sik's tenure mainly came from the Korean coach's clever and wise use of people.
Initially, Mr. Kim chose a moderate approach by reusing the familiar players of his predecessor in the first 2 or 3 training sessions. However, at the AFF Cup, the former coach of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Club affirmed his leadership personality, with bold choices: eliminating Hung Dung, Ngoc Hai, Hong Duy, not calling up Cong Phuong, or trusting new faces like Vi Hao, Ngoc Tan, Dinh Trieu.
Highlight Hanoi FC 3-0 SLNA FC | Round 12 V-League 2024-2025
Coach Kim Sang-sik told Thanh Nien : "I want to be like a tiger, to be more fierce and strict in training." The Korean coach wants his players to quickly sober up from the drunkenness of victory to enter a new campaign, called the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers (lasting from March 2025 to March 2026), or further, the 2030 World Cup qualifiers (starting in 2027). The selection of the Vietnamese team has taken place since then, when the Korean coach cut short his vacation in his homeland to return to watch the V-League. He went to Thien Truong Stadium to watch the match between Nam Dinh Club and Hanoi Club (early match of round 13 of the V-League), or watched live the match between Hanoi Police Club (CAHN) and Borneo Samarinda in the Southeast Asian Cup C1. The Korean coach came to the stadium with two purposes: to check the performance of the veteran group and to watch the new factor.
Quang Hai (left) has not scored in V-League this season
There have been quiet moments that have made Mr. Kim worried. Hanoi FC with the national team's pillars such as Duy Manh, Thanh Chung, Tuan Hai, Hai Long has been lackluster with only 1 win in the last 5 matches (before the 12th round). CAHN FC is flying high in international tournaments, but Quang Hai, Viet Anh, Nguyen Filip or Thanh Long in V-League are also only playing at a moderate level, nothing outstanding. Binh Duong FC of Tien Linh and Vi Hao is also unstable.
Among the teams with many national players, only The Cong Viettel gives coach Kim peace of mind. Tien Dung, Thanh Binh, Van Khang, Tien Anh... are all playing well, helping the army team climb to third place. A team with many national players is Nam Dinh, although at the top of the table, only Van Vi has played regularly with 13 matches since the beginning of the tournament (7 starting matches), creating a highlight on the left wing. Meanwhile, Xuan Son and Van Toan have problems with injuries. Players like Ngoc Quang (HAGL) or Ngoc Tan (Thanh Hoa) are like "lonely birds" in their home teams, having to carry a team that inherently lacks depth.
In the training session next March, coach Kim Sang-sik will prioritize the squad that played in the 2024 AFF Cup, but if the veterans only play at a moderate level and lack breakthroughs like now, it is possible that new players will be promoted to compete.
U.22 generation faces challenges
The biggest obstacle for the current U.22 squad is their lack of experience. Teams that prioritize young players like HAGL and SLNA lack good seniors to guide their juniors. Young players like Trung Kien, Ly Duc (HAGL), Van Cuong, Nguyen Hoang, Xuan Tien (SLNA)... have to learn to grow up on their own, instead of playing with the senior generation to learn and improve. Meanwhile, teams with many stars like CAHN Club and Hanoi Club do not have much room for their players to speak up. Therefore, the performance of the young players at the moment is only average. Young stars who have quickly affirmed their value like Vi Hao, Dinh Bac... are actually only a minority. To have a high-class U.22 team, Mr. Kim must "pave the sand for gold", filtering out talent from limited resources.
Besides V-League, Coach Kim Sang-sik will look down to the first division to recruit players. More than 60% of the U.22 young players are playing in this tournament. Although the first division is less competitive (every year only 2 or 3 teams compete for promotion), the U.22 players here still get to play. Some first division teams such as Binh Phuoc and PVF-CAND have good facilities and talented coaching staffs that are no less than the V-League. This is a fertile nursery to find new factors for the 33rd SEA Games.
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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cac-tuyen-thu-viet-nam-no-luc-ghi-diem-voi-thay-kim-185250209224834542.htm
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