The attack needs to change.

After 3 matches from the group stage to the semi-finals, if coach Kim Sang Sik has found the most optimal solution for the midfield and defender positions, the attack line still hasn't.

In each different match, the captain of U23 Vietnam changed 1-2 positions in the team's attack line to find a solution for efficiency but still did not achieve the desired results.

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U23 Vietnam's attack line was renewed in the final match against U23 Indonesia.

Not only did he change the starting lineup, or the diagram, position... even when changing the attacking players, Coach Kim Sang Sik used all the strikers or midfielders with an attacking tendency with the goal of bringing the highest efficiency.

However, until the final match, the strikers still disappointed coach Kim Sang Sik with extremely low efficiency, despite the fact that the opponents U23 Laos, U23 Cambodia and U23 Philippines were all 'inferior'.

Who will be chosen?

With what has been seen in the past 3 matches, although not wanting to, it is likely that coach Kim Sang Sik will continue to have some disruptions in the U23 Vietnam attack in the final of the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship against host U23 Indonesia.

One of the two names Van Thuan and Ngoc My is likely to be put on the field from the start for the following reasons: To create opportunities for these players to get into the rhythm of the match early in order to promote all their strengths, instead of putting them on the field from the second half like before.

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To defeat U23 Indonesia and win the championship

In addition, with his performance every time he was put on the field, Thanh Dat was also a very high choice in the starting lineup for the final match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Indonesia.

But the new choice on the attacking line of coach Kim Sang Sik, in addition to creating a surprise for U23 Indonesia, is also a far-sighted plan from the Korean coach in case the match extends to extra time.

This means that the strikers who are usually on the bench will be given the most important task of breaking down the Indonesian defense, before the scoring task is handed over to Quoc Viet and Dinh Bac who come on the field later in the match.

Expected lineup of U23 Vietnam: Trung Kien, Ly Duc, Nhat Minh, Hieu Minh, Anh Quan, Phi Hoang, Xuan Bac, Van Truong, Van Khang, Thanh Dat, Ngoc My

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Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/doi-hinh-u23-viet-nam-dau-u23-indonesia-thay-doi-tren-hang-cong-2426712.html