Vietnam National Team: Waiting for Coach Kim Sang-sik to outline the optimal lineup
Báo Thanh niên•03/06/2024
Coach Kim Sang-sik will have 5 days to deal with a mountain of work, including building the optimal squad, devising tactics and playing style to get off to a smooth start with the Vietnamese team.
Wait , Mr. Kim ,"pour the foundation"
Taking over the Vietnam team from his predecessor Philippe Troussier, the challenge for coach Kim Sang-sik is not only the poor performance with a series of 6 consecutive losses, but also the problematic squad structure. Under Mr. Troussier, although the 3-4-3 formation is still maintained, the strength of the Vietnam team is constantly changing. The French coach is "fascinated" with experiments, leading to many unstable positions due to changing players and playing styles too much in a short time, and the pillars are also inevitably "rotated". The failure to ensure a stable squad structure has caused the Vietnam team to be chaotic and disjointed in the past 6 months. This is the mistake that coach Kim Sang-sik needs to avoid, if he wants to bring his students back to their previous orbit.
Coach Kim Sang-sik needs to build an optimal lineup, propose appropriate tactics and playing style for the Vietnamese team when meeting the Philippines team on June 6.
MINH TU
Unlike Mr. Troussier's method of calling players up to the national team, teaching them basic skills from the beginning, and then calculating... choosing people, Coach Kim Sang-sik does not focus on retraining his students. The Korean coach has had an initial idea of the official positions, playing style, and player development. Or to put it more simply: Mr. Kim has outlined the optimal lineup for the Vietnamese team. During this "lightning" training period, the coach born in 1976 will build tactics, thoroughly train how to operate the playing style to exploit the weaknesses of the Philippine and Iraqi teams. The Vietnamese team will play while improving and be open to change, but need to calculate around a specific human framework and playing style. Going step by step is certainly also a move that suits Coach Kim Sang-sik's cautious and carefully calculating personality.
Coaching team and Vietnam team
Coach Kim Sang-sik's optimal framework will be closely linked with experienced players, harmoniously combining with the young players. Most likely, it will be Nguyen Filip in goal, combined with the trio of central defenders Bui Tien Dung, Bui Hoang Viet Anh and Nguyen Thanh Binh. In the midfield, Nguyen Hoang Duc and Do Hung Dung are considered options, along with Phan Tuan Tai/Khuat Van Khang (left wing) and Ho Tan Tai/Pham Xuan Manh (right wing). In attack, Nguyen Quang Hai can be returned to the position of a winger like when Coach Park Hang-seo first took over, along with Pham Tuan Hai on the other wing and Nguyen Tien Linh playing the role of center forward.
determined to win
Although the success or failure of the Vietnamese team depends on the preparation process, Mr. Kim Sang-sik clearly stated two points of view: the whole team must enter every match with a winning spirit no matter who the opponent is, and at the same time make an effort to make up for the fans after the recent difficult time. Commentator Vu Quang Huy stated his point of view: "To revive the spirit of the Vietnamese team, the head coach needs to play a reasonable strategy, put the players in the right position to promote their abilities. The right and appropriate approach and philosophy of playing football will help the players have confidence and play to their full potential." Midfielder Do Hung Dung agreed, affirming: "Whatever style of play brings victory, means that style of play is appropriate."
The players will give their best.
With 10 defeats in the last 11 matches, the Vietnamese team has been pushed into a corner. The chance of advancing to the World Cup qualifiers is very narrow, but both Mr. Kim Sang-sik and his students are very eager to win to relieve the pressure. That desire will create a huge source of motivation in the two matches against the Philippines (June 6) and Iraq (June 12). However, how to utilize the energy of his students to bring victory, that is the problem that Coach Kim Sang-sik needs to calculate carefully. Not only needing a suitable playing style, the 48-year-old coach needs to promote his leadership ability, motivating the players like a "big brother" that he once shared. Listening, connecting to build a cohesive team, truly attached to each other like a team, instead of being scattered like pieces of a puzzle. The match against the Philippines at My Dinh Stadium on June 6 will be where coach Kim Sang-sik and the Vietnamese team officially enter a new era, leaving the past behind.
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