The Vietnamese team under coach Troussier was unbalanced, but what about under Mr. Kim?

There is a combination of many factors

Vietnam's top football technicians including Quang Hai, Hoang Duc, Tuan Anh all appeared in the list of players for the national team announced by coach Kim Sang-sik. Supporting them are real "warriors" such as Bui Hoang Viet Anh, Nguyen Duc Chien, Nguyen Thanh Binh, Bui Tien Dung, Ho Tan Tai, Do Duy Manh...

It can be seen that this is a list that combines technical factors with physical factors, body shape and collision ability. In addition, the experience factor is also highly focused on by coach Kim Sang-sik, because in big arenas such as the World Cup qualifiers, then towards the AFF Cup is a playground where experience needs to be promoted.

Hoang Duc, one of the veterans summoned by coach Kim Sang-sik

Experienced and talented players will know how to help their team stand firm under pressure, and they will "carry" the Vietnamese team through the most stressful moments. In addition, the experience factor is also important in that the players will understand each other better and find each other more easily in coordination.

Unlike previous training sessions, in the training session of the Vietnamese team to prepare for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in June, as well as from now on, the Vietnamese team will have short training sessions, not too long as before. Specifically, coach Kim Sang-sik only has 5 days before facing the Philippines in the World Cup qualifiers (the team will gather on June 1, play against the Philippines on June 6).

The short time period does not allow coach Kim Sang-sik to take risks in terms of personnel. Experienced players with seniority in the national team will adapt better than young players who have less exposure to international tournaments. But as mentioned, coach Kim Sang-sik still gives opportunities to certain young faces, including strikers Bui Vi Hao, Tran Ngoc Son, midfielders Khuat Van Khang, Nguyen Van Truong, goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan... This means that this team has a combination of experience and youth.

Promising faces

Bui Vi Hao, Nguyen Van Truong, Nguyen Thai Son, Khuat Van Khang, Nguyen Van Tung, and Quan Van Chuan will have the opportunity to play together again in the national team, after these players have been playing together in the national U.23 team since last year.

The big difference is that in the World Cup qualifiers, they will no longer play the role of the backbone of the team. That role will belong to the seniors who are still at the peak of their performance such as Quang Hai, Viet Anh, Hoang Duc, Hung Dung, Tien Linh, goalkeeper Nguyen Filip, or Dang Van Lam... But the young talents in the age group of 23 will have the opportunity to learn and be guided by their seniors.

Khuat Van Khang, one of the promising players

In this regard, former coach of the Vietnam national team, Mr. Phan Thanh Hung commented: "The fastest way to help young players progress is to let them play alongside highly skilled seniors. When being guided by highly skilled seniors, young players will develop very quickly and in the right direction." That is probably also the method for coach Kim Sang-sik to prepare the next generation for the Vietnam national team in particular, and Vietnamese football in general. He does not close the door on young talents, but the national team must still be true to its meaning, that is, a gathering place for the most outstanding talents in the country, and the national team is not a reinforced youth team like the mistakes of coach Troussier before.

Of course, in any training session, of any team in the world, there are some regrettable absences, along with a few controversies. For example, the Vietnamese team this time did not call up the best midfielder of the U.23 Vietnam team at the 2024 U.23 Asian Cup, Vo Hoang Minh Khoa, or one of the best goalkeepers in the V-League today, Tran Minh Toan (Binh Duong). But in general, the newly announced force is quite harmonious, and most importantly, it gathers almost all the best of domestic football at the moment.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/doi-tuyen-viet-nam-duoi-thoi-hlv-troussier-mat-can-doi-con-thoi-ong-kim-thi-sao-185240527161442006.htm