2008 AFF Cup champion Quang Hai praises 2024 champion Quang Hai and teammates

Don't doubt the Vietnam team

Former striker Nguyen Quang Hai shared: "Fans are not very satisfied with the playing style of the Vietnamese team, but we should not ask for too much when Mr. Kim Sang-sik has just arrived. Beautiful football and good results are different stories. Mr. Kim has made his own calculations and built his own tactics, suitable for the Vietnamese team. It is also difficult to compare Coach Kim with other strategists because each person has their own philosophy. And at each time, everything is completely different."

Quang Hai took to the streets to celebrate his juniors' victory.

Photo: Ba Duy

Quang Hai of the 2008 AFF Cup championship

The Vietnamese team defeated Thailand in both final matches.

The 2008 AFF Cup champion firmly defended the achievements of coach Kim Sang-sik and his team.

He affirmed: "When participating in a tournament, every team wants to win and become the champion. Maybe, they lack a few players for some reason, but the players selected and wearing the national shirt are not too different. Of course, football or life both need luck. But no team is lucky from the beginning of the tournament until the final match and even won against Thailand in the first and second leg. Luck exists in football, but it will come to the collective or someone who tries and makes an effort, luck does not come naturally."

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Coach Kim Sang-sik is building a unified, cohesive team.

Faith in the road ahead

The former "Rookie" of the Vietnam national team also assessed the quality of the Vietnamese team's attack. He said: "Xuan Son is a quality addition to the attack as well as to the Vietnam national team. But football is a team game, usually teams with a consistent team will be better than those that depend on a few players. We still have Tien Linh who is in good form, or Bui Vi Hao who is getting better and better, or Hoang Duc and Quang Hai. A consistent team will create stars. We will definitely play better in the upcoming tournaments."

Young Quang Hai of AFF Cup 2024

He also added about the positive impact of the 2024 AFF Cup championship on the entire football industry: "In a country that is extremely fond of football, this championship will be a big boost and create more confidence as well as repay the affection of Vietnamese fans.

When there is a championship, parents will want their children to become more football players in the future, and in future football matches, students will come to the stadium to cheer for their idols because who knows, they might be the successors to the future of Vietnamese football."

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