Coach Kim Sang Sik 'carries' the Vietnam national team and U22: This body is like being split in half

Heavy burden for coach Kim Sang Sik

Next November, coach Kim Sang Sik will enter a challenging period when he has to simultaneously lead the Vietnamese national team and U22 Vietnam to prepare for important goals.

For the Vietnamese team, coach Kim Sang Sik and his players traveled to Laos to meet the host team in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers (November 19) with the goal of winning big to create psychological momentum before the rematch with Malaysia.

At the same time, U22 Vietnam participated in a friendly tournament in China with the host team, U23 Uzbekistan and U23 Korea. The tournament is considered an important step to test the squad and tactics before entering the 33rd SEA Games - where Vietnam aims to win a gold medal after the previous unsuccessful games.

Coach Kim Sang Sik will have a difficult November

In just 2 weeks, Coach Kim Sang Sik had to ensure results in an official tournament and complete the framework for a target tournament. The workload was huge and the pressure was undeniable.

Worrying or…

In fact, Coach Kim Sang Sik is no stranger to “carrying two teams” at the same time. However, unlike previous times, this is a time when both teams are facing big tasks, forcing them to carefully calculate every step.

For the Vietnamese team, besides the obvious pressure to achieve results, there is also the problem of having to renew and increase strength after disappointing in the last two matches with Nepal.

While worrying about the smooth running of the Vietnamese team in the Asian Cup qualifiers, he also "carries" the U22 Vietnam team to complete the SEA Games.

Meanwhile, although U22 Vietnam is ensuring good results, shaping the playing style, testing personnel and finding the strongest framework for SEA Games 33 or further the U23 Asian Cup also requires coach Kim Sang Sik to pay attention and be as close as possible.

Although it is possible to temporarily hand over the management of one of the two teams to the assistants, the importance of the two campaigns makes it difficult for Coach Kim Sang Sik to "let go". Every decision must be precise, because even a small mistake can affect both fronts.

Fortunately, the U22 Vietnam training camp in China will end right before the match between Vietnam and Laos. That allows coach Kim Sang Sik to travel to Vientiane to directly monitor and promptly adjust tactics and personnel for the Vietnam team.

However, this is still a difficult problem of time management and energy allocation and requires careful preparation down to every detail, especially a strong team as well as testing the true "handling" ability of Mr. Kim Sang Sik.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/hlv-kim-sang-sik-ganh-tuyen-viet-nam-va-u22-than-nay-vi-xe-lam-doi-2456107.html