Malaysia has special moves, making it difficult for Vietnam team

(Dan Tri) - Malaysia decided to keep all information secret before the match against the Vietnamese team. That made it difficult for coach Kim Sang Sik and his team because they did not have much information about their opponent.

Since the closed match with Cape Verde, Malaysia has “frozen” all information related to the team. They do not allow any images to be leaked, even during the team’s warm-up, to keep the information absolutely confidential.

The Malaysian team is determined to keep information absolutely confidential before the match with the Vietnamese team (Photo: FAM).

The Malaysian media is not allowed to work. Even the Malaysian Football Federation does not publish any information or images. That makes the "Tigers" even more mysterious before the match against the Vietnamese team.

Notably, to prepare for the important match with coach Kim Sang Sik and his team, Malaysia has quickly added 5 naturalized players from Europe and South America: Imanol Machuca, Rodrigo Holgado (Argentine origin), Joao Figueiredo (Brazilian origin) and Jon Irazabal (Spanish origin).

This has made fans across Southeast Asia suspicious of the origins of these players. Many believe that Malaysia has “bought players” to serve the national team.

Faced with that situation, the President of the Kuala Lumpur Football Federation, Mr. Syed Yazid Syed Omar, spoke out strongly against Malaysia's use of cheating players.

Speaking to the press, Mr. Syed Yazid Syed Omar said: “We should not pay attention to the accusations from outside. Maybe they are jealous of the revolution taking place in Malaysian football.

Coach Kim Sang Sik admitted that it was difficult to grasp information about the Malaysian team (Photo: Manh Quan).

I trust the FA of Malaysia. They did a thorough research before naturalizing these players. Everyone knows that Tunku Ismail (who set up a network to search for players of Malaysian origin abroad) has close ties with many football countries in the world . He has done a very good job.”

The fact that Malaysia has too many new players makes it difficult for the Vietnamese team to grasp information. This is not the Malaysian team that lost 0-3 to the Vietnamese team at the AFF Cup 2022.

Speaking to the press, Coach Kim Sang Sik admitted that he had difficulty because he did not have much information. He said: “Among the 30 Malaysian players gathered this time, there are 18 players that I have never had any information about. Among them, they have just added 5 brand new naturalized players.

This makes it difficult for us to evaluate the opponent's players and analyze tactics. However, the whole team will use all their abilities and play with solidarity in the decisive match tomorrow."

The match between Vietnam and Malaysia in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers will take place at 8:00 p.m. on June 10. The winner of this match will have a great chance to participate in the 2027 Asian Cup finals.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/malaysia-co-dong-thai-dac-biet-lam-kho-tuyen-viet-nam-20250609120244087.htm