Vietnam team calls up new personnel, bold decision of coach Kim?

Too many talented people, the Vietnamese team is blessed

Remember, before the AFF Cup 2024, the left-back position was one of the most worrying positions of the Vietnamese team. However, up to now, everything has changed, this could be one of the strongest positions of the team in the hands of coach Kim Sang-sik.

Van Vi has experience wearing the Vietnamese national team jersey. Photo: Ngoc Linh

There are currently 3 players who play very well on the left wing and are qualified to play for the Vietnam national team, including Nguyen Van Vi (Nam Dinh), Phan Tuan Tai (The Cong Viettel) and Cao Pendant Quang Vinh (Hanoi Police Club). Of these, Van Vi and Tuan Tai are directly competing with Nam Dinh and The Cong Viettel teams for the V-League championship. Meanwhile, Cao Pendant Quang Vinh is currently aiming for the National Cup and Southeast Asian Cup C1 with the Hanoi Police Club (CAHN).

Each of them has their own strengths. Among them, Nguyen Van Vi possesses high speed, good penetration ability, and occasionally scores important goals for the national team. In addition, Nguyen Van Vi also has the advantage of having a lot of experience wearing the Vietnamese national team jersey, after winning the AFF Cup 2024 championship. At the same time, Nguyen Van Vi has good understanding with other teammates on the team, he clearly understands the tactical intentions of coach Kim Sang-sik.

Coach Kim Sang-sik will have reasonable calculations.

Phan Tuan Tai is the best full-back in Vietnamese football with the ability to cross the ball from the wing. The player of The Cong Viettel was unlucky right before the AFF Cup 2024, when he was injured before the Vietnamese team gathered, unable to participate in the Southeast Asian football championship.

Phan Tuan Tai (12) is on his way back to form. Photo: Minh Tu

That makes Phan Tuan Tai's desire to return to the national team very strong. After recovering from injury, Phan Tuan Tai continues to show his strongest points at The Cong Viettel Club, which are the ability to support attacks well from the left wing, the ability to cross the ball well and the ability to take accurate free kicks from a distance.

Phan Tuan Tai has played a very important role in The Cong Viettel's journey to join the top group of V-League recently, this team even aims to usurp Nam Dinh's top position.

Cao Pendant Quang Vinh (right) also aspires to wear the national team jersey. Photo: Minh Tu

The remaining player in the group of 3 best left-backs in V-League today is Cao Pendant Quang Vinh, who has the advantage of powerful penetration and good finishing ability like Nguyen Van Vi. In addition, Cao Pendant Quang Vinh, thanks to being half French, has an advantage in physical strength and physique. This is a big advantage for Quang Vinh, if the Vietnamese team needs to focus on playing defense, it needs more players to compete in one-on-one and counter high balls from the left wing.

With many talented players in the same position, coach Kim Sang-sik will not have an easy time choosing personnel for the left flank of the Vietnamese team in the coming time. Mr. Kim will have headaches when choosing between Van Vi, Quang Vinh and Tuan Tai. It is likely that, depending on the opponent and the time, coach Kim Sang-sik will have different choices related to the above mentioned personnel. Anyway, this will be a pleasant headache for the Korean coach, because "excess" talent is certainly much more pleasant than a shortage of talent!

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/doi-tuyen-viet-nam-goi-nhan-su-cuc-moi-quyet-dinh-tao-bao-cua-thay-kim-185250506134524285.htm