Vietnam team trains in Korea, welcomes goalkeeper coach Lee Won Jae

(Dan Tri) - Coach Kim Sang Sik and his team practiced on a field with yellowed grass on the afternoon of November 23. In this practice session, the new goalkeeper coach of the Vietnamese team, Mr. Lee Won Jae, officially debuted.

After settling in, on the afternoon of November 23, the Vietnamese team had their first training session in Korea, preparing for the AFF Cup 2024. Because the temperature outside in the afternoon and evening tends to drop quite quickly, head coach Kim Sang Sik decided to move the team's training schedule up about 45 minutes earlier than originally planned.

In fact, when the team started training, the temperature was only about 13-14 degrees Celsius and quite pleasant thanks to the light sunshine.

Tuyển Việt Nam tập luyện ở Hàn Quốc, đón chào HLV thủ môn Lee Won Jae - 1 — The Vietnamese team's training session was moved up early (Photo: VFF).

The team's training ground is located 15 minutes by bus from the hotel and is a familiar place with many memories for the players of Hanoi Club.

Last year, when participating in the AFC Champions League 2023-24, Hanoi Club with the participation of Tuan Hai, Hai Long, Xuan Manh, Thanh Chung, Duy Manh, Van Truong practiced on this training ground to prepare for the match against the home team Pohang Steelers.

Tuyển Việt Nam tập luyện ở Hàn Quốc, đón chào HLV thủ môn Lee Won Jae - 2 — The grass on the Vietnam national team's training ground has turned yellow due to the cold weather (Photo: VFF).

According to the records, the grass at the training ground of the Vietnamese team is very bad due to the impact of the cold winter weather in Korea. However, the quality of the field is still guaranteed for the Vietnamese team to carry out technical and tactical exercises.

Notably, in this afternoon's training session, the new goalkeeper coach of the Vietnamese team, Mr. Lee Won Jae, officially joined the team and accompanied coach Kim Sang Sik and his team.

Mr. Lee Won Jae is known as a former Korean football player, who played for the Korean national team for 18 years, played 132 international matches, was named in the K-League best team 10 times, and won many outstanding individual awards. He also made history by participating in 4 World Cups in 1994, 2002, 2006, and 2010.

Tuyển Việt Nam tập luyện ở Hàn Quốc, đón chào HLV thủ môn Lee Won Jae - 3 — New goalkeeper coach of Vietnam national team Lee Won Jae officially debuted (Photo: VFF).

At the first working session with the goalkeepers of the Vietnamese team, Coach Lee Won Jae showed meticulousness and set high requirements in the training sessions. With his extensive experience and class, Coach Lee Won Jae is expected to contribute to creating solid shields in front of the goal for the Vietnamese team.

Tuyển Việt Nam tập luyện ở Hàn Quốc, đón chào HLV thủ môn Lee Won Jae - 4 — Coach Kim Sang Sik attaches special importance to this training session of the team. He often reminds his students to give maximum concentration and show the highest determination.

According to the plan, the Vietnamese team will maintain training with a frequency of 2 sessions per day, in which 3 practice matches will take place on November 27 (against Ulsan Citizen FC), November 29 (against Daegu FC) and December 1 (against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC).