Immediately after the 3-1 win over Nepal in the first leg on October 9, coach Kim Sang Sik admitted: "If the players had taken advantage of their opportunities, the Vietnamese team could have won by a bigger margin. They had a lot of shots and should have scored more goals. In any case, 3 goals is a success."

According to statistics, throughout the match, Tien Linh and his teammates had more than 20 shots on goal against Nepal, of which 10 were on target. Three of these resulted in goals for the home team.

In fact, the Vietnamese team encountered many difficulties against the opponent's close-quarters play. Even when Nepal lost a player, coach Kim Sang Sik's team still played deadlocked.

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Vietnam won 3-1 in the first leg. Photo: Huu Ha

But after the first leg, the Korean strategist probably knows what he has to do to help the Vietnamese team solve the problem of goals. By doing this best, the "Golden Star Warriors" are confident they can win a beautiful match.

In the 3-1 victory of the Vietnam team at Go Dau stadium, the goals of Tien Linh, Xuan Manh and Van Vi were very remarkable. However, the way the home team changed their playing style in the last 15 minutes was the highlight.

The Vietnamese team created suffocating pressure. If the Nepalese goalkeeper had not had an excellent day, the away team could have conceded more goals.

At a time when the Vietnamese team completely controlled the game, continuous pressing brought positive signals. Coach Kim Sang Sik's students dared to hold the ball, attack and were ready to approach the opponent's defense with high crosses from the two wings, which were not their strong points.

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But the home team must do better. Photo: Huu Ha

In the second leg, Nepal will likely play a defensive game again, but this time coach Kim Sang Sik has prepared many options to break down the opponent's defense system.

The Vietnamese team needs more good passes and dribbling from Hoang Duc and Hai Long, more wing moves from Van Vi, Cao Quang Vinh, Xuan Manh, and of course it is important that the Vietnamese team's strikers improve their finishing.

This is also the match where the young U23 Vietnam players who are eager to show their talent need to be planned by coach Kim Sang Sik. They can become the key to help the Vietnam team play better and achieve better results than the first leg.

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Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/tuyen-viet-nam-lam-duoc-dieu-nay-se-thang-dep-nepal-2451735.html