The reason why Malaysian football is making it difficult for coach Kim Sang Sik before the match against Man Utd

(Dan Tri) - The Malaysian team will play two international friendly matches, right next to the match between Southeast Asian stars and Man Utd. This is the reason why this team did not provide stars for coach Kim Sang Sik.

Specifically, the Malaysian team will play two international friendly matches against the Cape Verde team (Africa, ranked 72nd in the world ), on May 29 and June 3.

Meanwhile, the match between the ASEAN All Star team and Man Utd will take place on May 28, at Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).

No Malaysian stars were in the ASEAN All Star squad that played against Man Utd (Photo: Asean Football).

These matches are played close together. That is the reason why the Malaysian team withdrew all their bright stars from the ASEAN All Star squad, focusing on their professional plans.

The two players withdrawn from Malaysia’s Southeast Asian All-Star squad are centre-back Dominic Tan and striker Sergio Aguero. These are both key players for the team nicknamed Harimau Malaya at the moment.

The only Malaysian player currently named in the ASEAN All Star squad to face Manchester United is goalkeeper Haziq Nadzli. However, this goalkeeper has long been out of the personnel plans of coach Peter Cklamovski (Australian-Macedonian), who is leading the Malaysian team.

Coach Kim Sang Sik faces difficulty in terms of personnel in the match against Man Utd, after the withdrawal of many Southeast Asian stars (Photo: Khoa Nguyen).

The two matches against Cape Verde on May 29 and June 3 are also the matches that Malaysia will use to prepare for the match against Vietnam in the third qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup, taking place on June 10.

The winner of the match between Vietnam and Malaysia will lead Group F of the qualifying round, thereby having a high chance of qualifying for the 2027 Asian Cup finals.

On the side of the Southeast Asian All Star team that will play against Manchester United on May 28, there are 4 Vietnamese players, including central defender Do Duy Manh, left back Nguyen Van Vi, midfielders Nguyen Hoang Duc and Nguyen Hai Long. Leading the ASEAN All Star team is coach Kim Sang Sik.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/ly-do-bong-da-malaysia-lam-kho-hlv-kim-sang-sik-truoc-tran-gap-man-utd-20250509190252197.htm