Vietnam Team: Malaysia is unpredictable, needs a breakthrough from Mr. Kim Sang Sik

Malaysia is a big challenge for the defending Southeast Asian champions and coach Kim Sang Sik.

The match between Vietnam and Malaysia on June 10 at Bukit Jalil is heating up day by day, especially when the home team is preparing very carefully.

Malaysia is unpredictable

According to information, coach Peter Cklamovski and the Malaysian team will gather in mid-May with many additions to their squad, notably three naturalized players from Europe: midfielder Hector Hevel, defender Gabriel Palmero and young goalkeeper Christian Abad Amat.

Not stopping at gathering a month early, the Malaysian team also arranged two friendly matches with Cape Verde - a team ranked 72nd in FIFA to perfect their tactics and physical strength.

With the above careful preparations, Malaysia really wants to win the first leg of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers at home against Vietnam on June 10.

Malaysia is preparing carefully for the match against Vietnam.

Coach Kim needs a breakthrough

Compared to Malaysia, the Vietnamese team only has about 2 weeks to prepare for the most important match of the year, which also greatly affects the goal of winning a ticket to the 2027 Asian Cup.

Not only that, coach Kim Sang Sik is unlikely to have the strongest squad due to a series of injuries to key players, not to mention facing an overload situation like the case of players on the payroll of CAHN Club such as Quang Hai, Quang Vinh, Viet Anh, Van Thanh...

Because of that, at the same time, after the ASEAN Cup, the Vietnamese team has not shown significant changes in terms of strength and playing style, so everything is posing many challenges for Mr. Kim Sang Sik.

Coach Kim Sang Sik will need to make a major breakthrough in playing style, especially in the squad, if he does not want to receive unfavorable results before the rematch in early 2026.

This is not easy because in reality, the force that can be added to the Vietnamese team is not too much, or it needs time to adapt to the tactical system, playing style... that coach Kim Sang Sik requires.

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