Vietnam team and the new version is extremely good: Coach Kim's coaching talent is getting better and better.

Lightning Start

In both international matches of the FIFA Days in March, against Cambodia (friendly) and Laos (third qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup), the Vietnamese team scored the opening goal very early. Specifically, we opened the score against Cambodia in the 26th minute on March 19. In the match against Laos on the evening of March 25, coach Kim Sang-sik's team scored the first goal in the 11th minute.

Vietnam team started better in matches than AFF Cup

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This is a rare thing for the Vietnamese team at the AFF Cup 2024. Except for the second leg final against Thailand at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, no match did the Vietnamese team score a goal in the first half. Compared to the AFF Cup 2024, the Vietnamese team started better, played faster and found the opponent's net sooner.

The reason for this may come from the fact that compared to the AFF Cup 2024, Vietnamese players are now familiar with the tactical diagram and tactical operation that coach Kim Sang-sik set for them.

In this regard, former coach of the Vietnam national team, Mr. Phan Thanh Hung analyzed: "Last year, Mr. Kim Sang-sik had just arrived in Vietnam not long ago, and his coaching philosophy was still unfamiliar to many domestic players. However, after the AFF Cup campaign, there was a familiarity between Mr. Kim and the players, and between the players themselves. The more time they had playing in a squad built by coach Kim Sang-sik, the more fluent the players became.

That helps the coordination of the Vietnamese team at this time smoother, the players find each other more easily when there is a ball to coordinate, and find the opponent's penalty area more easily than before. In addition, it must be said that the AFF Cup championship helps the current Vietnamese players have more confidence. Once playing confidently, the players can perform their ball handling well."

New attacking formula of Vietnam team

The fact that the Vietnamese team scored faster helped the team have more calculations in terms of playing style and personnel in the next period of the match, after scoring an early goal. For example, in the match against the Lao team on the evening of March 25 at Binh Duong Stadium, after scoring the opening goal in the 11th minute, Coach Kim Sang-sik's players started to aim to score more goals against the team from the land of a million elephants, with the hope of having a good secondary index, to compete with the main opponent in Group F of the 3rd qualifying round of the Asian Cup, Malaysia, if unfortunately we need to use the secondary index in the next matches.

Defender Van Vi scores effectively

At this time, the Vietnamese team's attacking system is no longer the same as in the AFF Cup. The team plays with more attacking points, thanks to which we have enough troops to attack the opponent's goal.

Coach Phan Thanh Hung continued to comment: "Compared to the AFF Cup 2024, the Vietnamese team is now playing more diversely. Coach Kim Sang-sik pushed attacking midfielders such as Hai Long, Quang Hai (match against Cambodia) and Chau Ngoc Quang (match against Laos) very high. They combined with the strikers to create a 3-striker style of play for the Vietnamese team against Cambodia and Laos. The full-backs are also encouraged to move up when there is an opportunity, helping the Vietnamese team's attack always put great pressure on the opponent."

Of course, the reason why the Vietnamese team scored early against Cambodia and Laos also came from the fact that the opponents were considered weaker than us. But that was only an objective reason, the subjective reason still came from the changes in the team under coach Kim Sang-sik. The team changed both the way they entered the game and their mindset when entering the game, ready to push up the attacking formation, ready to rush into the opponent's penalty area right from the start to hunt for goals.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/doi-tuyen-viet-nam-va-phien-ban-moi-cuc-dinh-tai-cam-quan-cua-thay-kim-ngay-cang-tuyet-185250326170227341.htm