Korean coach under heavy pressure at AFF Cup
Compared to his colleagues, coach Kim Sang-sik of the Vietnamese team will be under greater pressure at the AFF Cup 2024. After a period of failure under coach Philippe Troussier, Vietnamese football fans have become somewhat "cold" towards the team, as shown by the image of empty stands at the FIFA Days series. Therefore, coach Kim has the task of regaining trust by helping the Vietnamese team show an impressive playing style and win the AFF Cup 2024 championship.
However, that is not simple. In the past matches, the mark that Coach Kim left is not clear. The Vietnamese team is still testing new personnel, has not created cohesion in the playing style and still has to improve a lot. Therefore, the pressure on this strategist is also greater.
Coach Kim Sang-sik still has a lot of work to do with the Vietnam team.
As for coach Shin Tae-yong, his workload is too great. He has a more important task: helping the Indonesian team play well in the remaining matches in the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup. And when participating in the AFF Cup 2024, Mr. Shin must "get acquainted" with many new faces because the Indonesian team uses the majority of players in the U.22 age group in this tournament.
Coach Shin admitted that the Indonesian team's ability to compete for the championship will decrease when it cannot use naturalized players. However, the team from the archipelago country certainly also aims to conquer the top of Southeast Asia for the first time in history. In the context that both the Vietnamese and Thai teams are no longer as strong as before, the Indonesian team is even more eager to do this. For that reason, coach Shin will certainly also be under pressure.
The remaining Korean strategist at the AFF Cup 2024 is coach Ha Heyok-jun of the Laos team. Perhaps, he is just trying to help this team play as well as possible.
Coach Shin Tae-yong will not be able to use his best players in the AFF Cup 2024.
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Coach Ishii also has difficulties
In the group of Japanese coaches, there is only one person competing for the championship with the two Korean coaches, Mr. Masatada Ishii of the Thai team. And similar to his two colleagues, Mr. Ishii has certain difficulties. Many pillars such as Chanathip Songkrasin, Theerathon Bunmathan, Teerasil Dangda, Sarach Yooyen, Supachai Jaided, Elias Dolah... cannot participate due to being busy serving the club, so Coach Ishii is forced to use many young players.
Will coach Ishii help the Thai team successfully defend the championship?
This affects the strength of the Thai team. Most recently, they were held to a draw by the Lao team in a friendly match at the FIFA Days series in November. The media and fans of this country also expressed concerns about the ability of the "War Elephants" to defend the AFF Cup title. However, the Thai team still has many good players such as Supachok Sarachat, Suphanat Muenta, Weerathep Pomphan, Nicholas Mickelson... so they are still the top candidates for the championship.
As for Koji Gyotoku (Cambodia team), Tsutomu Ogura (Singapore team), if they can help their team get past the group stage, it will be a success.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hlv-kim-sang-sik-va-dai-chien-bong-da-nhat-ban-han-quoc-o-aff-cup-2024-185241128115814732.htm
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