Coach Kim Sang-sik returns to Hanoi, U.23 Vietnam gathers on August 29

After winning the U.23 Southeast Asian Championship with the Vietnam U.23 team, Coach Kim Sang-sik returned to Korea for a vacation and to visit his family. This afternoon (August 21), he was in Hanoi to continue his work with Vietnamese football. He is expected to attend two matches of the second round of the V-League and will join the Vietnam U.23 team on August 29 to prepare for the U.23 Asian qualifiers in September.

V-League has a promising start, coach Kim Sang-sik is excited

This season's V-League has many strong teams, the championship candidate group includes Hanoi Police Club (CAHN), The Cong Viettel, Hanoi FC, Nam Dinh , Ninh Binh. These are all teams with large investments, strong forces, possessing many national and U.23 national players. The group of unknowns includes Ho Chi Minh City Police Club (CA), Thanh Hoa, Becamex Ho Chi Minh City Club. These teams also do not lack stars, it's just that their forces are not as thick as the group of top candidates.

HLV Kim Sang-sik quay lại Hà Nội, U.23 Việt Nam hội quân ngày 29.8
- Ảnh 1. — V-League 2025-2026 has a dramatic start

Right in the opening round of V-League 2025-2026, two strong championship candidates, CAHN Club and The Cong Viettel, faced each other and were undecided. Meanwhile, another candidate, Hanoi FC, suffered the first surprise of the season against the unknown CA TP.HCM Club. These were all very exciting matches, with many beautiful goals, promising to open a tense competition between teams with strong strength and great aspirations.

Normally, in football around the world, the more attractive and competitive the national tournament is, the higher the quality of the national players and the national teams have a chance to improve. The reason comes from the fact that when the quality of the domestic tournament increases, the matches are attractive, the players who experience these matches will be trained better in a competitive environment, and the mettle of each player will also increase.

Fans are expecting that to come to the national team and national U.23 players, through the V-League 2025-2026.

Premise for Vietnamese teams to develop better

In 2025, the Vietnam U.23 team still has two very important tasks including the 2026 U.23 Asian qualifiers (from September 3 to 9) and the 33rd SEA Games (in December). Before participating in the above tournaments, Dinh Bac, Ly Duc (CAHN Club), Van Truong, Van Ha (Hanoi FC), Khuat Van Khang, Cong Phuong (The Cong Viettel) ... will mature further, thanks to participating in matches in the V-League.

HLV Kim Sang-sik quay lại Hà Nội, U.23 Việt Nam hội quân ngày 29.8
- Ảnh 2. — Surprise appeared early in the first round

Not to mention, through the V-League, the U.23 Vietnam team can discover more potential Vietnamese players in their age group, such as the group of midfielders Tran Thanh Trung (20 years old, Ninh Binh), Brandon Ly (20 years old, CAHN Club), Nguyen Vadim (20 years old, SHB Da Nang)... to supplement the force attending the 33rd SEA Games.

The same is true for the national team. In 2025, coach Kim Sang-sik's team has 3 remaining matches in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers, against Nepal on October 9 and 14, and against Laos on November 18. These matches will be an opportunity for coach Kim Sang-sik to test the squad, including testing the Vietnamese-American players who are currently mentioned quite a lot, such as Adou Minh (CAHN Club), Kevin Pham Ba (Nam Dinh), goalkeeper Patrik Le Giang (CA TP.HCM Club)...

If these players complete the naturalization procedures before the Vietnam national team's international matches, they may have the opportunity to wear the national team's jersey. And V-League 2025-2026 will be the place to assess their quality, as well as help them have the opportunity to take off, reach new milestones in their careers, and contribute to the Vietnam national team!

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hlv-kim-sang-sik-quay-lai-ha-noi-hom-nay-u23-viet-nam-hoi-quan-ngay-298-185250819141300151.htm