1. According to plan, at the end of August, U23 Vietnam will gather again to prepare for the matches in Group C of the U23 Asian qualifiers with opponents U23 Yemen, U23 Bangladesh and U23 Singapore.

In theory, with the above opponents, and playing at home in Viet Tri ( Phu Tho ), coach Kim Sang Sik and his team can completely think about winning a ticket to the final round of the U23 Asian Cup for the 6th consecutive time, since 2016 until now.

At the same time, the third consecutive championship in the U23 Southeast Asian tournament, although not really convincing in terms of playing style, has also brought the young players confidence and valuable experience.

The players have somewhat begun to find cohesion and understand the tactical intentions that coach Kim Sang Sik wants to complete the goal in the 2026 U23 Asian qualifiers.

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U23 Vietnam won the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship

2. After the regional tournament, despite winning the championship, perhaps coach Kim Sang Sik is still not completely satisfied with the force he has in hand, so he is ready to welcome new elements to help U23 Vietnam become more perfect.

With only a few new names who have "debuted" in the U23 Southeast Asian tournament such as Xuan Bac, Anh Quan or Hieu Minh, it is clearly not enough, so coach Kim Sang Sik really needs new factors.

At this time, with the return of overseas Vietnamese players such as Chung Nguyen Do, Brandon Ly... Mr. Kim Sang Sik is likely to closely monitor them and if all are qualified, they will easily be given the opportunity to try their hand in the U23 Vietnam team before considering a higher level.

3. At first glance, it seems very favorable for coach Kim Sang Sik to renew and add more quality players to U23 Vietnam in order to complete the goals in 2025.

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But, coach Kim Sang Sik still needs new elements for the road ahead.

However, the reality is very different, specifically this weekend the V-League will officially open, meaning coach Kim Sang Sik only has 2-3 rounds to watch the new players, this time is too little for the Korean strategist to take risks.

This is about the U23 players being on the field, but in the worst case (but very likely to happen) they will just sit on the bench, so it is a bit difficult for the Korean strategist to dare to put his trust in them.

More specifically, Chung Nguyen Do, a rookie currently playing for Ninh Binh , could be allowed to play. However, the time it takes to adapt to the weather and culture may make it difficult for this great hope of Vietnamese football to fully develop his qualities and convince Mr. Kim Sang Sik.

That's why it's difficult for Mr. Kim Sang Sik.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/u23-viet-nam-tranh-tai-o-giai-chau-a-kho-cho-ong-kim-sang-sik-2432125.html