U.23 Vietnam will present a perfect and unpredictable version, determined to defeat U.23 Yemen

With the habit of playing better and better under coach Kim Sang-sik, U.23 Vietnam promises to reach maturity in both form and playing style in the final match against U.23 Yemen in Group C of the 2026 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers, taking place at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow, September 9.

U.23 Vietnam continues to improve

The 1-0 victory over U.23 Singapore helped U.23 Vietnam extend its winning streak under coach Kim Sang-sik to 6, including the U.23 Southeast Asian tournament and the U.23 Asian qualifiers.

Although in 6 matches, there are still many things that should be changed in terms of playing style and philosophy, but in general, Mr. Kim's students always maintain the necessary progress: each match is better than the previous one, mistakes are corrected, each match brings new and promising features.

U.23 Vietnam had a hard-fought victory over U.23 Singapore

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For example, in the match against U.23 Singapore, U.23 Vietnam did well in imposing the game, building coordinated attacking moves to create opportunities. U.23 Vietnam hit the crossbar and the post twice, forcing the opposing goalkeeper to work hard to save the goal with fast and free passes.

However, finishing has been a difficult problem since the U.23 Southeast Asian tournament. Strikers are often hasty in the penalty area, partly due to the high speed of play, making it difficult for every player to handle the ball properly.

Paradoxically, U.23 Vietnam shot well from long range (the ball hit the crossbar 3 times), but their close-range shots were... careless. 3 goals after less than 25 chances were created, a number worth pondering. That means they had to shoot 8 times for Mr. Kim's students to find 1 goal.

However, that is a weakness that coach Kim Sang-sik cannot overcome for his students. Dinh Bac, Quoc Viet or Le Viktor can only learn from mistakes and improve with each match.

Dinh Bac and his teammates will play even better.

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After each match, coach Kim Sang-sik and his assistants often meet to discuss, analyze the video and learn from the experience in the next training session. This time, finishing, including second-line shooting, continues to be the focus. The strikers are trained to shoot carefully, in a variety of situations, with high accuracy required.

The U.23 Vietnam team has been perfected, focusing on speed, intensity and coordination. Only the final step is missing, which is finishing, to create a complete machine.

The ultimate and unpredictable version

U.23 Vietnam only needs 1 point to secure a ticket to the 2026 AFC U.23 Championship finals. The crucial nature of the final match will force coach Kim Sang-sik to make careful calculations.

However, the team spirit will remain the same: tightly controlling the tempo of play, dominating the game and scoring goals to seek victory. The mentality of "a draw is enough" will not exist in the U.23 Vietnam team.

With the schedule of matches in order of increasing difficulty announced from the draw ceremony, coach Kim Sang-sik has calculated the performance path and playing style for U.23 Vietnam. The Korean strategist affirmed that "U.23 Yemen is the most dangerous opponent", so he studied the opponent before U.23 Yemen came to Vietnam.

The performance of U.23 Yemen in the Asian qualifiers 2 years ago is also a valuable reference. The West Asian representative lost 0-1, but played better than U.23 Vietnam when creating a series of scoring opportunities.

Coach Kim Sang-sik needs to find new strategies

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Yemen U.23 is not good at "drill concrete". The proof is in the match against Bangladesh U.23, the West Asian team struggled against the opponent's crowded defense until the last minutes.

However, U.23 Yemen is good at switching from defense to offense, pressing and coordinating attacks quickly and effectively. To neutralize U.23 Yemen's attack, U.23 Vietnam needs to maintain a tight and reasonable formation, and strive to win one-on-one duels at "hot spots". In particular, protect the two wings well, which is where U.23 Yemen has exploited thoroughly in the past 2 matches.

U.23 Vietnam needs to play like the final match of U.23 Southeast Asia against U.23 Indonesia. Surely, soberly and effectively, because the match at 7 pm tomorrow (9.9) is no different from the final, where psychological pressure is a big obstacle.

U.23 Vietnam will overcome, with the optimal and perfect version that coach Kim Sang-sik is preparing to introduce.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/u23-viet-nam-se-trinh-lang-phien-ban-hoan-hao-va-kho-luong-quyet-danh-bai-u23-yemen-185250908114113452.htm