Coach Kim Sang Sik eliminated 7 Vietnamese players: Who will lose their place in the Vietnamese team?

HLV Kim Sang Sik loại 7 cầu thủ Việt Nam: Ai sẽ mất suất ở tuyển Việt Nam? - 1 — Thai Son was once highly regarded by coach Troussier but has no place under coach Kim Sang Sik (Photo: Getty).

Up to this point, the number of players in the Vietnamese team has increased to 33. That means, coach Kim Sang Sik will have to eliminate 7 players to finalize the list of 26 players participating in the AFF Cup 2024 according to the regulations of the organizing committee.

Among the 7 eliminated players, there is definitely a goalkeeper. At this time, the Vietnamese team has 4 goalkeepers: Nguyen Filip, Dang Van Lam, Nguyen Dinh Trieu and Tran Trung Kien. Normally, teams only bring 3 goalkeepers to participate in official tournaments.

Among them, Trung Kien is the one with the highest chance of being eliminated. The goalkeeper of Hoang Anh Gia Lai does not have the same experience as the others. It is very likely that coach Kim Sang Sik will call Trung Kien to the national team so that the player can get used to the atmosphere, preparing for the 33rd SEA Games next year.

There were two players who were not used by coach Kim Sang Sik for a single minute during the training trip to Korea: midfielders Thai Son and Bao Toan. Of these, Thai Son, who was once highly regarded by coach Troussier, could not compete with Ngoc Tan, Ngoc Quang, Quang Hai, and Hoang Duc in the central midfield position. Similarly, Bao Toan had difficulty taking the place of Tan Tai, Xuan Manh, Van Vi, or Van Thanh.

HLV Kim Sang Sik loại 7 cầu thủ Việt Nam: Ai sẽ mất suất ở tuyển Việt Nam? - 2 — Dinh Bac is unlikely to be used when the number of players on the Vietnamese team's attack line is too large (Photo: Tien Tuan).

Another player who has not played much in Korea is Van Truong. The Hanoi FC player seems to not be suitable for coach Kim Sang Sik's 3-4-3 formation.

Therefore, experts predict that the three players Thai Son, Bao Toan and Van Truong have very little chance of staying in the Vietnam national team.

On the attack line, after calling up Van Toan and Xuan Son, coach Kim Sang Sik can carry out a purge. Among them, two young strikers Nguyen Dinh Bac and Nguyen Quoc Viet will find it difficult to stay in the Vietnam team. They are the team's preparation for the 33rd SEA Games next year.

Even Dinh Thanh Binh is not sure to have a place to attend the AFF Cup 2024 despite just shining in Korea. That is because the number of strikers on the Vietnamese team at this time is quite large.

At this time, Bui Hoang Viet Anh and Pham Tuan Hai are suffering from minor injuries. These two players need to recover soon if they do not want to leave the team.

In the 2024 AFF Cup, the Vietnamese team is in Group B with Indonesia, the Philippines, Myanmar and Laos. The team will train in Viet Tri until December 5, before leaving for Laos to play the opening match against Laos on December 9.