Coach Kim Sang Sik made a disparaging statement about Vietnamese players?

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said that many social media sites fabricated coach Kim Sang Sik's comments about the quality of Vietnamese players. In fact, new head coach Kim Sang Sik did not make such statements.

Many social networking sites posted fabricated information about Coach Kim Sang Sik's statements for the purpose of attracting views - Screenshot

In recent days, a number of social media football forums have continuously posted comments by Vietnam national team head coach Kim Sang Sik about the level of Vietnamese players after watching matches in the V-League. Specifically, some pages wrote: "After attending several V-League matches, the Korean coach had the following assessment: The players' thinking and playing style lacked organization, with almost no cohesion. The players' physical strength was extremely poor when they could only play well for about the first 40-50 minutes of the match. V-League teams mainly rely on the strength and scoring ability of foreign players." On the morning of May 27, VFF affirmed that the above information was completely fabricated, mainly for the purpose of "attracting views". "Coach Kim Sang Sik has not given any interviews to any press agencies since the head coach announcement ceremony and has not made any negative comments about Vietnamese players," the VFF announcement said. This is the second time VFF has had to speak up to correct false information about the new head coach of the Vietnam national team. The first time was on May 17, when VFF and Mr. Kim Sang Sik's representative company affirmed: Coach Kim Sang Sik is not using any social media accounts at the present time. Social media has appeared many news sites and personal accounts using the name and image of Coach Kim Sang Sik to post information and statements that are not true. Mr. Kim Sang Sik's representative company also issued a warning: "We are ready to take necessary legal measures against individuals and organizations that are impersonating and defaming the image of Coach Kim Sang Sik."

Expected announcement of Vietnam national team's training list on the afternoon of May 27

It is expected that this afternoon, May 27, Coach Kim Sang Sik will announce the list of players to prepare for the match against the Philippines at home on June 6 and the away match against Iraq on June 11 in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia.

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