Vietnam team and new opportunities

COACH K IM BRINGS THE TEAM BACK ON TRACK

The Vietnamese team showed signs of stagnation at the end of Coach Park Hang-seo's "reign" and lost their way for a year under the leadership of Coach Troussier. Some lacked innovative ideas to progress, others innovated in the wrong way and at the wrong time. All of that made Vietnamese football, from a runner-up in the U.23 Asia in Changzhou, champion of the AFF Cup 2018, entering the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup for the first time, become a weak, pale and identityless team.

Hoang Duc (14) shines and the Vietnamese team needs him to maintain good form in the future.

The team has not yet defined its playing style, and is weak in both attack and defense. The deadlock in the system, tactical diagram, and the lack of consistency and sophistication in the use of personnel have prevented the coaches from promoting the strength of the old players and have not yet built a spirit, courage, and environment good enough for the new players to develop.

With coach Kim Sang-sik, it is a different story. In a simple and quiet way, he has gradually built a strong Vietnamese team based on old values. First, he put his trust in the players who became famous under coach Park. For example, the central defender trio Tien Dung - Thanh Chung - Xuan Manh, who were not used under coach Troussier. They have returned in an extremely impressive way, together fighting for every moment, every second on the field. With great determination, these factors, together with Dinh Trieu - Nguyen Filip, have created the best defense in Southeast Asia, conceding only 6 goals during the journey to the championship.

Doan Ngoc Tan plays brilliantly

Putting absolute trust in Hoang Duc and giving him the responsibility of leading the midfield is also an important decision that shows Mr. Kim's vision. Just looking at the way Hoang Duc wore the captain's armband and "balanced" the midfield of the Thai team in both the first and second leg of the finals shows the value of having the right trust. Hoang Duc once again affirmed himself as the best central midfielder in Southeast Asia at the present time.

In addition, other wise personnel decisions have also received much praise from experts. From the time and circumstances to arrange Ngoc Tan or Quang Hai to start with Hoang Duc, to rotating and changing the lineup reasonably and with clear calculations. Vi Hao or Tien Anh played an important role in the group stage matches, but the final matches were the trust for Ngoc Quang and Tuan Hai. Quang Hai and Hai Long both had many starting matches before, but both final matches were substitutes in the first half and shone in the second half. But perhaps the most important thing that Mr. Kim did was to build a lineup and playing style suitable for the current situation. More importantly, when the players were trusted in that system, they were able to fully develop their talents.

NEED MORE SPRINGS , HOANG DUC

Xuan Son's strength and ability to contribute professionally are indisputable. In just 5 matches, the new player of the Vietnam national team has contributed 7 goals and 2 assists. The Vietnam national team version with Xuan Son is a team of a different class, superior to other opponents. Talent, professionalism and love for his second homeland have given Xuan Son a great motivation to contribute and shine.

Coach Kim is very passionate about Vietnamese football.

More importantly, Xuan Son's success will also pave the way for quality human resources to strengthen the team in the coming period. From overseas Vietnamese players like Jason Quang Vinh, Victor Le or foreign players who have played in Vietnam for a long time like Xuan Son such as Hendrio, Geovane. If they have the same mindset, motivation and desire to contribute as Xuan Son, then of course coach Kim will have an extremely high-quality source of additional resources to improve the team.

However, Vietnamese football also needs more Hoang Duc, who has also raised his level through this tournament. From an unstable talent to the new leader of a generation. From a player who fell out of favor under the previous dynasty to the top midfielder of the region with the admiration and respect of all opponents.

Coach Kim will need more resources to strengthen the team, ready for more difficult challenges in the coming period. But with the initial finding of a suitable path combined with the comprehensive attention of leaders at all levels and of the whole society, perhaps the coming time will be a new period of success for Vietnamese football. Hopefully so.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/doi-tuyen-viet-nam-va-van-hoi-moi-185250113232321549.htm