Coach Kim made a surprising statement, expressing his hope that the Vietnam U23 team and the women's team will reach the finals…

Coach Kim Sang-sik was quite reticent after the 2-0 victory against U23 Malaysia, which propelled U23 Vietnam into the semi-finals as group B winners, but in his first sentence, he mentioned the fans.

Coach Kim Sang-sik hopes that more fans will come to support the Vietnam U23 team.

Photo: Nhat Thinh

Vietnam U23 has made effective changes.

Entering the press conference room with a relatively calm demeanor, coach Kim Sang-sik assessed that the Vietnam U23 team had completed its mission: "First, we finished first in Group B. I think the Vietnam U23 team has made a strong comeback, finding balance in results and playing style."

Today, I noticed that the Rajamangala Stadium welcomed more fans to support the team than in the previous match. I hope that in the upcoming matches, the Vietnam U23 team will welcome even more fans to the stadium to give the team stronger motivation and perform better in the next games."

Entering the crucial second match against U.23 Malaysia, coach Kim Sang-sik replaced almost half of the starting lineup and sealed the victory early with two goals from Hieu Minh and Minh Phuc in the first half.

A promise of glory with the Vietnamese women's national team.

Vietnam U23 advances to the semi-finals with two wins out of two matches.

Photo: Nhat Thinh

The coach, born in 1976, expressed: "After the opening match against Laos U23, we had more than a week to train together, carefully preparing tactics, changing the playing style as well as the personnel, and everything has proven effective."

I understand that the Vietnamese women's team also played and won an important match this afternoon, securing their place in the semi-finals of the SEA Games 33. I would like to congratulate the Vietnamese women's team and their coaching staff.

The Vietnam U23 team had the opportunity to meet the women's team before the SEA Games 33 send-off ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City and then traveled with the Vietnamese women's team to Bangkok. I hope both teams will have a smooth journey to the final match.

Right now, the priority is for the players to recover their fitness in preparation for the next match. I haven't thought about who I want to face in the final yet. I will focus on taking things one step at a time to bring glory to Vietnam with the Vietnamese women's national team."

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hlv-kim-noi-dieu-bat-ngo-mong-u23-viet-nam-and-doi-tuyen-nu-di-den-tan-chung-ket-185251211184838671.htm