Coach Kim Sang-sik speaks frankly about the reason Nguyen Filip is a substitute for Dinh Trieu

" Nguyen Filip has good skills. However, in this tournament, I considered the advantage of Vietnamese communication and Dinh Trieu actually has better communication skills ," coach Kim Sang-sik explained the reason for choosing Nguyen Dinh Trieu as the main goalkeeper of the Vietnamese team at the AFF Cup 2024.

The goalkeeper position of the Vietnamese team has caused a lot of controversy in this year's tournament. Nguyen Dinh Trieu started the match against Laos but made a mistake at the end of the match. Nguyen Filip started the match against Indonesia and the Philippines. The Vietnamese team had 1 win and 1 draw. After that, Dinh Trieu returned to start the match against Myanmar until the end of the semi-finals.

Nguyen Filip lost his starting position.

Mr. Kim added: " All 26 players are ready for the tournament, from the first match to the final we have made adjustments to bring good results. For Dinh Trieu and Filip Nguyen, they are both great goalkeepers. I have discussed with the goalkeeper coach about using goalkeepers. At this time, the players have had a rest and are well prepared for tomorrow's match ."

In the final match of the AFF Cup 2024 against Thailand, coach Kim Sang-sik will most likely not change the goalkeeper position of the Vietnamese team. Dinh Trieu has been in stable form in the last 3 matches. In the first leg match at Singapore's stadium, Dinh Trieu made an excellent save after Ho Tan Tai made a mistake. He prevented Faris from scoring the opening goal for the home team.

Meanwhile, Nguyen Filip is still considered to be better in terms of expertise. The Vietnamese goalkeeper possesses ideal height, basic techniques and good mentality. Coach Kim Sang-sik acknowledged Nguyen Filip's strengths but he had his own choice after consulting assistant Lee Won-jae.

Up to this point, Dinh Trieu is still doing his job well and Nguyen Filip probably needs to accept being on the bench even though his level is better than his colleague.

Mai Phuong

Source: https://vtcnews.vn/hlv-kim-sang-sik-noi-thang-ly-do-nguyen-filip-du-bi-cho-dinh-trieu-ar917601.html