Indonesian newspaper points out the biggest weakness of U23 Vietnam

(Dan Tri) - In an analysis article about U23 Vietnam, Bola newspaper pointed out the weaknesses of coach Kim Sang Sik's team.

At 4pm on July 29, U23 Vietnam will face U23 Indonesia in the final match of the U23 Southeast Asian Championship. Both teams have a great desire to win the championship of this tournament. That will be an affirmation of the development of youth football in the two leading football teams in Southeast Asia.

Apart from Dinh Bac, the other strikers of U23 Vietnam have not scored yet (Photo: VFF).

Before the match, the Indonesian press analyzed U23 Vietnam quite thoroughly. In particular, Bola newspaper pointed out the biggest weakness of coach Kim Sang Sik's team was the lack of a real striker, leading to many missed opportunities.

Indonesia’s leading sports newspaper commented: “U23 Vietnam showed that they are a formidable opponent for U23 Indonesia. Their performance from the group stage to the semi-finals was perfect, winning all three matches.

However, even midfielder Van Truong of U23 Vietnam admitted that the team lacks a real striker. This is the team's biggest weakness.

Center back Hieu Minh was one of the two players who scored the most goals for U23 Vietnam in the tournament with 2 goals, equal to striker Dinh Bac. Meanwhile, the other strikers of U23 Vietnam could not score.

The entire U23 Vietnam team has only scored 7 goals, equal to the achievement of striker Jens Raven alone in this tournament.

However, apart from Jens Raven, other strikers of U23 Indonesia also did not perform up to the required standards. They have not "scored" in this tournament.

U23 Vietnam needs to improve its attack before the final match against U23 Indonesia (Photo: VFF).

Of the 7 goals scored by U23 Vietnam in the U23 Southeast Asian tournament, two players Dinh Bac and Hieu Minh contributed 2 goals each. The team's other goals were scored by Van Khang, Xuan Bac and Ly Duc.

Talking about U23 Vietnam, goalkeeper Muhammad Ardiansyah of U23 Indonesia confidently affirmed: “I do not know the strikers of U23 Vietnam yet. My teammates and I will focus on analyzing the opponent. U23 Indonesia is ready to enter the final match. If the two teams have to decide the winner in a penalty shootout, the chances will be divided equally. However, we want to defeat U23 Vietnam in 90 minutes.”

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/bao-indonesia-chi-ra-diem-yeu-lon-nhat-cua-u23-viet-nam-20250727225223539.htm