Coach Kim Sang-sik 'searched the world' to find more talent for the Vietnam team

Call more people, increase competitiveness for the team

In addition to the squad that competed successfully at the AFF Cup 2024, the Vietnamese team always needs new players, so that coach Kim Sang-sik has more options. In addition, the team's diversity in terms of personnel will also help keep the team's competitiveness high.

Coach Kim Sang-sik continuously attends matches in V-League

There are still some players on the domestic pitch with good professional skills, capable of playing for the national team. However, at the time of the AFF Cup 2024, these players have not reached their best form, or are not suitable for the tactical requirements, not suitable for the playing style built by coach Kim Sang-sik at that time, so they have not been called up to the national team.

Everything can change over time. Different tournaments, different goals for the Vietnam team, different goals for coach Kim Sang-sik, different ways of using personnel by Kim, and different performance of each player. Talents who were not on the list of players participating in the Southeast Asian Football Championship at the end of last year can absolutely join coach Kim Sang-sik's team this year.

One of the most notable faces is striker Nham Manh Dung, who is in very good form for Viettel The Cong Club. Currently, due to Nguyen Xuan Son's injury, he will be absent from the national team for a few months, so coach Kim Sang-sik will pay more attention to domestic strikers.

Nham Manh Dung's impressive performances at The Cong Viettel recently may have caught the attention of coach Kim Sang-sik. The chance for this striker to appear in the Vietnam national team is not low.

Human resources in V-League are still very abundant.

The same situation can also happen with players Nguyen Tran Viet Cuong (Binh Duong) and Nguyen Van Truong (Hanoi FC). They are both quite versatile players. Viet Cuong and Van Truong can both play well in the positions of attacking midfielder and striker. Recently, they have been in good form, coinciding with the time when Binh Duong and Hanoi FC clubs return to the group competing for the 2024-2025 V-League championship.

Nham Manh Dung waits for the opportunity to be called up to the national team

Another notable detail is that not only Xuan Son, striker Nguyen Van Toan may also be absent from the Vietnam national team this March, because Van Toan has not recovered from his injury. If both strikers currently playing for Nam Dinh cannot return to the national team, coach Kim Sang-sik will need the roles of people like Viet Cuong, Van Truong and Manh Dung even more.

Another player who is capable of playing for the national team, if given the chance, is right winger A Mit of Thanh Hoa Football Club. A Mit has a similar playing style to Truong Tien Anh at The Cong Viettel and the Vietnam national team. The player of the Thanh team possesses high speed, good crossing ability, and the ability to disrupt the opponent's defense by penetrating the center and finishing.

If A Mit is selected for the Vietnam national team, he and Truong Tien Anh will take turns taking the position on the right wing, taking turns causing difficulties for the opponent's defense with their high-speed ball handling situations.

Coach Kim Sang-sik has probably fully identified the above players through his continuous visits to the V-League stadium in recent weeks. The domestic league has been steadily providing quality players for Mr. Kim in particular and for the national team in general. The remaining problem for the Korean coach is to choose the right time to use these quality players.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hlv-kim-sang-sik-luc-tung-ca-the-gioi-san-them-nhan-tai-cho-doi-tuyen-viet-nam-185250304162602047.htm