Vietnam National Team: What is Coach Kim Sang Sik's top priority?

Need to look good…

At the ASEAN Cup 2024, the Vietnamese team convincingly won the championship with 7 unbeaten matches, including the spirit of "fair-play" in sports . However, the playing style that coach Kim Sang Sik's team performed did not satisfy fans too much.

Before Xuan Son appeared, the Vietnamese team did not have many satisfying victories, and the efficiency was quite low. Photo: SN

In addition to the victories in terms of scores, the Vietnamese team revealed too many problems in their playing style, operation, and connection between the lines of play... Things only got better after Xuan Son appeared in the squad, since the match against Myanmar at the end of the group stage.

But now, the Vietnamese team does not have the service of Xuan Son, coach Kim Sang Sik faces the challenge of helping the home team win while showing beautiful play. It is even more special when the Southeast Asian champion returns to compete after many years to serve the fans in the South.

Prioritize efficiency

Whether the Vietnamese team is better in playing style and tactical operations in the two matches against Cambodia (friendly) and Laos (Asian Cup qualifiers) or not, we still have to wait for the answer from the performance of coach Kim Sang Sik's students.

However, with what happened before Xuan Son appeared, what Mr. Kim Sang Sik needs to solve first is the effectiveness in finishing ability, coordination in attack and defense, rather than focusing on playing beautifully.

Coach Kim Sang Sik's goal focuses on efficiency, before considering beautiful play and dedication. Photo: HH

The priority of the Korean captain is obvious, because looking back at the first stage before Xuan Son played in the ASEAN Cup, we can see that at that time (3 matches against Laos, Indonesia, Philippines), the Vietnamese team's attack was not really effective, as shown in the statistics: in 54 shots, shooting at the goal, the red shirt strikers only brought back 6 goals.

Or like having to receive 2 goals after 3 matches, although not too many, but against teams rated lower than Vietnam, the team still conceded goals, not to mention the many errors in the defense system also forced Mr. Kim Sang Sik to change.

The Vietnamese team chose Cambodia as their "blue team" to make maximum adjustments before officially entering the 2027 Asian Cup qualifying matches because of the above priorities of coach Kim Sang Sik.

With the excitement from the ASEAN Cup championship, hopefully coach Kim Sang Sik can turn the Vietnamese team into an effective winning machine and then win beautifully and satisfyingly.

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