Vietnam National Team: Big challenges await coach Kim Sang Sik

Coach Kim Sang Sik faces many challenges, especially the personnel issue in the Vietnam team in the campaign to win the AFF Cup 2024 championship. 1. In the second important meeting of the Vietnam team to prepare for the AFF Cup 2024, coach Kim Sang Sik immediately received some bad news about the force. Van Toan and Bui Hoang Viet Anh were absent at least in the meeting in September due to injury. It should be noted that these are two players that Mr. Kim Sang Sik has high expectations for after what the duo showed in the 2 matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Even though there are immediate replacements, the plan that the Korean captain outlined for the Vietnam team will certainly be affected. Simply put, Van Toan and Viet Anh are among the key players under Mr. Kim Sang Sik.

Van Toan's injury brings certain worries to Mr. Kim Sang Sik. Photo: SN

2. Not expecting the Vietnamese team to become a "hospital", but no one is sure what can happen in the coming context, many teams in the V-League are providing players for Mr. Kim Sang Sik, facing a tight match schedule. It is worth mentioning that many of the current players called by the Korean coach to prepare for matches during FIFA Days or further, the AFF Cup 2024, have a history of injuries that require a long break from competition. From Van Lam, Que Ngoc Hai, Thanh Chung, Tuan Anh, Hung Dung... or even the newly added Van Duc who had to stay away from the field for a long time are examples. No one can guarantee that there will be no relapse or that the Vietnamese team will receive new cases. And the problem lies in the fact that most of the above players are in the long-term planning for Mr. Kim Sang Sik. 3. The problem of personnel such as injuries, performance and even physical strength will cause the captain of the Vietnamese team and his assistants to have a headache in the coming time.

To avoid being passive, the Korean coach needs to have a plan to increase personnel soon for the Vietnamese team. Photo: Xuan Tung

Therefore, in order to avoid being passive in the next stage before entering the AFF Cup 2024, specifically the FIFA Days in October, Mr. Kim Sang Sik needs to come up with new options instead of putting his trust in the old group of players. This is something that should be done, because if not, the AFF Cup 2024 will make it difficult for the Vietnamese team to ensure that it completes its set goals when falling into a reluctant patchwork situation as seen in the previous two AFF Cups, when Mr. Park Hang Seo led. Fortunately, after the training session to prepare for the matches against Russia and Thailand this September, the V-League will also restart to help Mr. Kim Sang Sik breathe easier in terms of personnel.

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