Coach Kim Sang-sik: Cambodia has a dangerous naturalized striker

Coach Kim Sang-sik highly appreciated the progress of the Cambodian team. Among them, the naturalized players of the pagoda team are formidable factors. However, the Korean coach believes that the Vietnamese team has enough personnel and tactical options to deal with it.

"Cambodia has many naturalized players, including a striker of African origin who performed very well in the national championship and scored 2 goals at the AFF Cup 2024. This is a dangerous player, but the Vietnamese team does not focus on any particular player. Good defenders like Do Duy Manh and Nguyen Thanh Chung can control them," coach Kim Sang-sik said at a press conference on the afternoon of March 18.

At the AFF Cup 2024, the Cambodian team did not advance past the group stage. However, coach Koji Gyotoku and his team caused many difficulties for strong opponents, drawing with Malaysia and only losing by a narrow margin to Singapore and Thailand.

Mr. Kim Sang-sik commented: " The Cambodian team has changed. We need to be careful to find a way to deal with it.

Cambodia is not ranked high in the FIFA rankings, but this team has many naturalized players. Southeast Asian football changes every day. At the recent AFF Cup, Cambodia was a tough opponent. The Vietnamese team must try their best."

The Vietnamese team will face Cambodia tomorrow night (March 19) at Binh Duong Stadium. This is a practice match for coach Kim Sang-sik and his team before the upcoming match against Laos in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers. Therefore, in addition to the goal of winning, the Korean coach also wants to evaluate the players' performance.

"I expect the Vietnamese team to win. Tomorrow's match is our first match after winning the AFF Cup. There are new faces in the squad this time. I will evaluate how their potential is demonstrated," said coach Kim Sang-sik.

"With the new players, I chose them because they performed well in the last match. They have the opportunity to compete with players in the same position. I will continue to monitor these players. If they perform well, I will let them play and analyze further."

Xiao Yu

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