Malaysia coach: Winning against Vietnam is not impossible

Coach Cklamovski.

We will have meticulous preparations to face the Vietnamese team," said coach Peter Cklamovski. The Vietnamese team will face Malaysia in the second round of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers, taking place in early June. Mr. Cklamovski's team has the advantage of playing at home.

The Australian coach added: "This is a difficult match, but winning is not impossible. We will give our all. The Malaysian team definitely needs one or two friendly matches to help the players regain their rhythm before facing the Vietnamese team."

The Malaysian team showed great determination during the preparation period. The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) even refused to let two key players of the national team wear the ASEAN All-Stars jersey to participate in the friendly match with Manchester United on May 28.

The AFF - at the request of coach Kim Sang-sik - initially called up three Malaysian players, goalkeeper Haziq Nadzli, defender Dominic Tan and striker Sergio Aguero, for the ASEAN All-Star team. Only Haziq Nadzli was confirmed to participate in the friendly match at Bukit Jalil Stadium (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).

The list of 5 replacement players of FAM has not been fully revealed. Mr. Joehari Ayub only announced one name among them, Ahmad Khuzaimi Piee. The defender born in 1993 was introduced as being selected and had played for the Malaysian national team. In fact, Khuzaimi Piee joined the national team since 2016 but only played 12 times.

Meanwhile, the Vietnamese team is not only represented by coach Kim Sang-sik in the ASEAN All-Stars team. The Korean coach summoned 3 pillars in the journey to win the AFF Cup 2024, Do Duy Manh, Nguyen Quang Hai and Nguyen Hoang Duc, to participate in the match against the famous team of the English Premier League.

Source: https://znews.vn/hlv-malaysia-thang-tuyen-viet-nam-khong-phai-bat-kha-thi-post1548241.html