Many options on the offensive line

Entering the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 tournament as the defending champion, U23 Vietnam brings a strong squad and quite abundant in the front line.

In addition to the four real strikers including Quoc Viet, Thanh Nhan, Dinh Bac and Ngoc My, coach Kim Sang Sik can also use Phi Hoang and Khuat Van Khang as wingers in the 3-4-3 formation.

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U23 Vietnam currently has many quality faces in the attack line.

Not only abundant in quantity, most of the players in the Korean strategist's attack line have a lot of experience compared to their opponents of the same age, because they have played for the Vietnamese national team or were named in previous U23 and U20 training sessions.

Possessing the aforementioned "very formidable" attack, the opportunity for U23 Vietnam to advance straight to the final match as well as successfully defend the championship is extremely bright.

Opportunity for newcomers

Among the familiar names, Ngoc My is emerging as a promising new wind. The player from Thanh Hoa attracted attention thanks to his high performance last season with good finishing ability, neat ball handling skills and fiery fighting spirit.

Although she doesn't have much international experience, Ngoc My is a modern striker who is willing to press and move widely... trained under coach Popov when he was still leading Thanh Hoa Club.

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But it is very likely that coach Kim Sang Sik will use Ngoc My, at least in the opening match.

Being named in the list of 23 players participating in the Southeast Asian U23 tournament is clearly a worthy reward for the striker who is only 21 years old but has had 15 matches and 2 goals in the V-League 2024/25 season.

The opening match against Laos - an opponent that has just shown that its strength is not too strong - is the best opportunity for Mr. Kim Sang Sik to boldly use Ngoc My as a test.

This partly tests the ability to withstand pressure and integrate tactics, but also opens up the possibility of discovering an important link for the long journey for U23 Vietnam.

U23 Vietnam has many good strikers, but to go far, the team needs new discoveries. And if Ngoc My makes good use of the opportunity in the opening match, he can completely become the leader of the attack that Mr. Kim Sang Sik is looking for instead of relying too much on the old players like Quoc Viet, Dinh Bac or Thanh Nhan...

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/u23-viet-nam-ai-linh-xuong-hang-cong-cho-ong-kim-sang-sik-2422529.html