U22 Vietnam: Fierce race for a place at SEA Games 33

A "pleasant" headache for Mr. Kim Sang Sik

At this time, coach Kim Sang Sik is holding in his hands an extremely valuable "asset": a strong, experienced and thirsty for victory U22 Vietnam force.

Besides the key players who won the U23 Southeast Asian Championship, the Korean strategist also has more than a dozen new and old names who cannot participate in the tournament in Indonesia for various reasons.

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Coach Kim Sang Sik has many personnel options for SEA Games 33.

These are players who have proven their abilities at all levels of domestic tournaments, from V-League to First Division, and are ready to compete fairly for a position in the U22 Vietnam squad.

With a fairly rich squad depth, the opportunity for U22 Vietnam to conquer the SEA Games 33 gold medal is very high.

Fierce race for tickets to SEA Games

The abundance of choices has made the race for a place in the U22 Vietnam squad for the 33rd SEA Games more fierce than ever. In addition to the faces that have already established their positions, Coach Kim Sang Sik can completely find new potential factors that are asserting themselves.

For example, the case of Vietnamese-American player Tran Thanh Trung is an example when this midfielder just had his first start and assist since returning from V-League.

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Because there are many good choices, coach Kim Sang Sik must make the right decision.

The large number of candidates also makes 23 SEA Games spots an extremely difficult target to reach. Not only that, in many positions, the ability of the players is quite balanced, creating a healthy and fair competition.

A typical example is the race for the goalkeeper position between Trung Kien and Van Viet. These two goalkeepers have been proving their talent and stability in the V-League, making coach Kim Sang Sik have a headache in making the final decision.

This healthy competition not only helps coach Kim Sang Sik have the best choices for the SEA Games campaign but also lays a solid foundation for the upcoming U23 Asian Cup.

The fierce battle for positions is good news, but at the same time it will also give Mr. Kim Sang Sik and his colleagues a headache because they need to make the most accurate choices for the two campaigns that are considered the hinge for the next stage of the U22 Vietnam captain.