Who will Kim choose to play left forward?

ông Kim - Ảnh 1. — Van Vi (left) could be coach Kim Sang Sik's new option to replace Vi Hao - Photo: NK

Loss to public goods

Vi Hao has always been Mr. Kim's number 1 choice for the left winger position. He started 5/8 matches for the Vietnamese team (scoring 1 goal) in the journey to win the ASEAN Cup 2024. Vi Hao is the one Mr. Kim trusts on the left wing to support naturalized striker Xuan Son.

In the first matches of the ASEAN Cup 2024, coach Kim Sang Sik used Chau Ngoc Quang or Quang Hai to replace Vi Hao on the left wing. During the FIFA Days last March in Binh Duong, the left forward position was assigned to Quang Hai (friendly match with Cambodia) and Chau Ngoc Quang (match with Laos). This shows that Mr. Kim is not passive in terms of personnel for this position.

However, Vi Hao's absence is also a big loss because the 22-year-old striker's strength is his ability to create breakthroughs through fast dribbling and tricky shots.

Not to mention, without Vi Hao, the Vietnamese team's attack line is quite thin for the match against Malaysia. Especially when Tien Linh, Pham Tuan Hai and Dinh Thanh Binh are not in good form.

Many alternatives

Besides Chau Ngoc Quang and Quang Hai, coach Kim Sang Sik still has other options to replace them in the match against Malaysia. And Tuan Hai is also an option.

Playing aggressively and powerfully, Tuan Hai is also very dangerous with the ball on the left wing - something he showed very well in the final match of the ASEAN Cup 2024 against Thailand. The only concern is that he is not in good form.

Therefore, in addition to the above strikers, in the coming time, Mr. Kim must find new factors as well as come up with new plans for the attack to ensure defeating the Malaysian team.

This is important, because in addition to home field advantage, Malaysia shows that they are stronger than in the 2024 ASEAN Cup thanks to the return of key players and a series of new naturalized players.

In fact, Mr. Kim has 2 options that can be tested during the Vietnam national team training session in June. That is the presence of left-back Cao Pendant Quang Vinh after he obtained Vietnamese nationality.

In addition, Mr. Kim can promote midfielder Viktor Le from the U22 team. With Cao Pendant Quang Vinh, Mr. Kim can push left-back Van Vi up to play as a left forward. This is something that Mr. Kim has somewhat tested in the two recent matches against Cambodia and Laos when asking Van Vi to attack more.

Van Vi himself also showed quick adaptation with 3 goals in those 2 matches. Otherwise, Mr. Kim can experiment with Viktor Le playing as a left forward - the position in which he played outstandingly with U22 Vietnam in the recent CFA China Team 2025 International Friendly Tournament.

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NGUYEN KHOI

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/ong-kim-se-chon-ai-da-tien-dao-trai-20250401230639333.htm