Determined to defeat the 'unknown quantity' South Korea

The Vietnamese national team will be tested in South Korea.

The Vietnamese national team will face Ulsan Citizen in a friendly match during their training camp in South Korea. The match will take place at 8:30 AM Vietnam time (10:30 AM local time) on November 27th, marking the first test match for coach Kim Sang-sik's team in South Korea.

Compared to Daegu or Jeonbuk (Kim Sang-sik's former teams, both as a player and head coach), Ulsan Citizen is inferior in terms of quality.

This team finished 12th out of 16 teams in the K-League 3 last season, with only 34 points after 30 rounds. Ulsan Citizen was only founded in 2018 and has been active for 6 years, playing in the K-League 3 or K-League 4, which is close to being semi-professional.

The Vietnamese national team will have a friendly match against Ulsan Citizen.

Because they play in K-League 3, information about Ulsan Citizen, such as their professional quality and squad value, is relatively limited. In their last 9 matches, Ulsan Citizen only won 1 but suffered 6 defeats. Therefore, this is a suitable opponent for the Vietnamese national team to both test their skills and aim for a positive result to boost morale.

The Vietnamese national team has played 5 official matches under coach Kim Sang-sik, with a record of 1 win, 1 draw, and 3 losses. Kim's players won against the Philippines 3-2, then lost three consecutive matches against Iraq (1-3), Russia (0-3), and Thailand (1-2). The Vietnamese team only broke their losing streak when they faced India in October, with the two teams drawing 1-1.

Physical fitness test

The Vietnamese national team is focusing on both physical fitness and tactics during their 10-day training camp in South Korea. Coach Kim Sang-sik is having his players train in the gym (strength training) combined with short and long-distance running, along with off-ball exercises to increase their contact ability and maintain match intensity.

Vietnam national team's match schedule

Quang Hai and his teammates had to practice short and medium-distance speed training exercises designed by expert Cedric Roger. The players were equipped with vests fitted with GPS chips to help the coaching staff collect and analyze biological data and information about the running process, distance traveled, position, acceleration, heart rate, and health status of each player, thereby making adjustments accordingly.

Speaking to Thanh Nien newspaper, a member of the Vietnamese national team affirmed that the training exercises are very difficult and demanding, but the players are confident they can meet the requirements.

Three friendly matches against Ulsan Citizen (November 27), Daegu (November 29), and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (December 1) will show how effective the training exercises are.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lich-thi-dau-doi-tuyen-viet-nam-moi-nhat-quyet-thang-an-so-han-quoc-185241126125450218.htm