Quang Hai dribbles past a Cambodian player - Photo: NGUYEN KHOI
Compared to the ASEAN Cup 2024, the Cambodian team coming to Vietnam has no significant changes in force.
In addition to defensive midfielder Hikaru Mizuno (Japanese origin) who is absent due to injury, coach Koji Gyotoku still has 5 other naturalized players in the squad. In addition, there is also American-Cambodian winger Nick Taylor.
Coach Koji Gyotoku often uses a 4-4-2 formation. The conductor in the midfield is midfielder Yudai Ogawa (Japan). Up front, the striker duo Abdel Kader Coulibaly (Ivory Coast) - Andres Nieto (Colombia) take turns playing alongside one of the two young strikers Sieng Chanthea and Hav Soknet.
Playing strongly, Abdel Coulibaly (1.79m) has scored two goals in four appearances at the ASEAN Cup 2024. The two goals of this striker who used to play for the Ivory Coast U20 team were against Malaysia and Thailand.
Andres Nieto (1.76m tall) has a technical playing style and scored 1 goal (against Thailand) in 2 appearances at the ASEAN Cup 2024.
After winning the 2024 ASEAN Cup, regional rivals have studied Vietnam’s playing style to find ways to counter it. These include Laos and Malaysia - two opponents in Group F in the final qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup.
Vietnam team lineup against Cambodia - Graphics: AN BINH
Therefore, in the match against Laos in the final qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup on March 25 in Binh Duong, in addition to adjusting tactics, coach Kim Sang Sik also needs to find new factors to avoid being predicted by the opponent.
And testing the 5 U22 players currently on the national team is something that must be considered, in preparation for the 33rd SEA Games at the end of the year.
Before the friendly match with Cambodia, in addition to Xuan Son, the Vietnamese team also lacked a series of key players such as Van Toan, Ho Tan Tai, Xuan Manh, Bui Hoang Viet Anh, and goalkeeper Nguyen Filip for various reasons. Not to mention goalkeeper Dinh Trieu has just returned to training and is unlikely to be able to play in this match.
However, this is also a good opportunity for Mr. Kim to test new factors while still ensuring the goal of victory over Cambodia.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/viet-nam-campuchia-het-hiep-1-2-0-van-vi-nang-ty-so-20250319122738591.htm
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