What does the regional press say about the Vietnamese team with its AFF Cup championship?

The team and coach Kim Sang-sik were highly praised

A series of newspapers in the Southeast Asia region gave favorable words to the Vietnamese team after coach Kim Sang-sik and his team brought home the AFF Cup championship for the third time in history. Indonesian media with sheets Okezone, Akurator CNN Indonesia all assessed that coach Kim Sang-sik and his team deservedly ascended the throne, with a brave performance.

CNN Indonesia also lists some interesting records that the Vietnamese team has set. Specifically, this channel pointed out that the “Golden Star Warriors” are experts in “cutting chains” by continuously making opponents unable to reach the AFF Cup championship mark 3 times in a row. The “victims” of the Vietnamese team are Singapore (2008) and Thailand (2018, 2024), respectively. In addition, the Vietnamese team is the second team after Singapore to defeat Thailand in two finals. In this tournament, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team are the team with the best goal-loss difference in the tournament (+14).

Football fans in the region also gave many compliments to the Vietnamese team thanks to their tenacious playing spirit. Supachok Sarachat’s controversial goal made the Golden Star Warriors frustrated, but Quang Hai and his teammates still stood up strong. In the end, the Vietnamese team defeated Thailand in both rounds of the final. Overall, the Vietnamese team conquered the hearts of football fans as well as Southeast Asian media.

On the contrary, the Thai team faced a lot of criticism. A series of mistakes by coach Masatada Ishii and his team were dissected. Siamsportthe country’s leading prestigious sports newspaper, has an article analyzing the reasons why “War Elephants” admitted defeat. Siamsportbelieves that the home team’s defense is too weak and this is a serious problem. In AFF Cup 2024, the Thai team conceded 12 goals, which is also the first time they conceded more than 10 goals throughout the tournament’s history. Worth mentioning, many goals lost came from individual mistakes.

Siamsport commented: “Supachok’s goal should not have happened.” This newspaper analyzed: “Supachok should have returned the ball to goalkeeper Dinh Trieu. He did not break the law, but it was an unsportsmanlike action. Not only does it go against the martial spirit, this goal also causes The Vietnamese team is angry and plays with greater spirit.” Final, Siamsport commented: “Coach Masatada Ishii made many wrong substitution decisions. For example, Ben Davis played well and put a lot of pressure on the Vietnamese defense, but was replaced early to make room for Ratree, a player who did not play very well. effectively. At that time, Worachit entered the field without showing anything.”