Coach Kim showcases his excellent 'keep-away' skills, U.23 Vietnam excitedly awaits a semi-final victory against the Philippines.

During the final training session of the Vietnam U23 team before their SEA Games 33 semi-final match against the Philippines U23 team, coach Kim Sang-sik unexpectedly joined in a game of 'keep-away' and left his players wide-eyed with his impressive one-touch skills.

Coach Kim Sang-sik's skillful one-touch outside-of-the-foot shot left Hieu Minh bewildered.

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Vietnam U23 team changes training ground again.

On the afternoon of December 14th, the Vietnam U23 team once again changed training grounds, conveniently on two consecutive days before the men's football semi-final at the 33rd SEA Games. A positive point is that the Look E-san stadium is about 8 km from the hotel. As before, coach Kim Sang-sik had the team depart early at 3:20 PM to avoid traffic congestion.

Upon entering the pitch, Coach Kim Sang-sik immediately dribbled the ball around to inspect the grass. The grass at Look E-san seemed fairly good, but still inferior to the team's training ground on December 12th. Despite this, Coach Kim Sang-sik didn't seem too disappointed, as the most important training session had been completed.

After the usual warm-up, the coach born in 1976 divided his players into three groups for a game of "keep-away." The difference this time was that the South Korean coach didn't stand on the sidelines observing, but unexpectedly joined in.

Teacher Kim shows off his techniques, leaving his students amazed.

The presence of coach Kim Sang-sik made the training session much more lively.

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Watching it reveals why Kim has such a massive collection of K-League and South Korean domestic league titles. Smooth, refined, and effective, the former legendary midfielder of Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors showcased his masterful one-touch ball control using every part of his body – feet, chest, head…

Coach Kim Sang-sik's superb technique immediately livened up the Vietnamese U23 players, who enthusiastically responded by increasing the difficulty with low and high passes. In one instance, Coach Kim even showcased his skill by repeatedly taking one-touch passes without looking to either side, leaving his players amazed.

With just a small adjustment, Coach Kim easily relieved some of the remaining tension among his players. The warm-up lasted twice as long as usual, which helped the whole team enter the subsequent split-up session with enthusiasm.

Vietnam U.23 team trained on the afternoon of December 14th.

On the afternoon of December 14th, the Vietnam U23 team trained at a brand-new stadium in Bangkok, ahead of their SEA Games men's football semi-final match against the Philippines U23 team the following afternoon. It was clear that Le Viktor was very determined.

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Midfielder Nguyen Thai Son displayed powerful runs. In the previous match, he, along with Quoc Cuong and Xuan Bac, completely dominated the midfield, making it almost impossible for the U23 Malaysia team to play the ball.

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All the U.23 Vietnamese players looked full of determination.

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After the warm-up, the U.23 team split into 3 groups for a game of keep-away with the requirement of only one-touch passing.

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The players started their training session as usual...

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But unexpectedly, coach Kim Sang-sik joined the game, much to the delight of his players.

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Very quickly, the former World Cup star impressed his players with his ability to play one-touch passes using all parts of his body.

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Kim's presence made the training session much more lively.

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Everyone started increasing the difficulty, and the training session became more exciting...

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The presence of coach Kim Sang-sik made the training session much more lively.

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A radiant smile from teacher to student.

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Then, during the split-splitting phase, the Vietnam U23 team regained the focus and intensity they needed.

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Dinh Bac still stands out on the field thanks to his excellent ball-handling skills.

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At this point, coach Kim Sang-sik reverted to his image as a strict mentor, constantly urging and reminding his players to play even better.

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Thanks to that, despite the unfamiliar pitch, the training session on the afternoon of December 14th was of quite high quality.

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Everyone is highly focused on the goal of defeating the U23 Philippines to advance to the top match at the SEA Games 33.

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hlv-kim-tro-tai-da-ma-cuc-hay-u23-viet-nam-hao-hung-cho-ban-ket-thang-philippines-185251214193959554.htm