TThe transfer time has arrived
The AFF Cup 2024 championship is a fresh water that waters Vietnamese football after a “dry” period lasting for two years. Once again, the Vietnamese team flew high thanks to the charm of a Korean teacher. With the fighting, tactics and strategy of using people “know people know us”, coach Kim Sang-Sik has made good use of the capacity of the veteran players (born from 1995 to 1998), interwoven with factors New such as Dinh Trieu, Ngoc Tan, Vi Hao, Van Vi … to create the army enough to conquer the playground of Southeast Asia.
Young players are the future of Vietnamese football
However, coach Kim Sang-Sik emphasized that “the new AFF Cup championship is a pure start”. Psychological humility and ready for new challenges were shown by Mr. Kim’s teachers and students right after the glory moment. The players returned to V-League, and coach Kim Sang-Sik urgently planned for 2025. The Korean strategist mentioned the phrase “rejuvenating” the Vietnamese team. Kim teachers and students will be aimed at two central targets called Asian Cup 2027 (if passing the qualifying round) and the 2030 World Cup qualifiers in 2027, when Quang Hai, Xuan Son, Tien Linh are 30 years old, and also, and Hoang Duc and Tuan Hai also touched 29 years old. This group of players did very well in their mission, and the Vietnamese team could not keep waiting for a fixed vertical axis. The transition in the national team inevitably must come.
Young talent Bui Vi Hao is the striker to create attention in the grass in the water
Photo: Ngoc Linh
Coach Kim Sang-Sik is ready to welcome the new players, because with him “the youthful faces are the future of Vietnamese football”. In the collection of friendly competitions from September to 11 to 2024, many young players were given trust. Although at the AFF Cup 2024, the pressure of achievement in a short time forced Mr. Kim to use the safety plan (priority of the experienced players), but in the long run, former coach Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors is still ready for Chien. rejuvenation comb. The advantage for Mr. Kim is that in 2025, the Vietnamese team will qualify for the Asian Cup 2027 with 6 matches spreading 6 concentration from March 3, 2025 – 3.2026. The “long distance” of this tournament, and 4 out of 6 matches that takes place against the opponent under the mechanics (Laos and Nepal) are the pedal to fit the Korean military leader, but can still be directed. to victory.
The Vietnamese team has enough heaven and geography to welcome the new generation. What about “Hoa Hoa”?
“MGold “to dream of champion SEA GAmes
Among the 10 most kick players of the Vietnamese team at the AFF Cup 2024, only Bui Vi Hao is eligible for the age of U.23 Asia 2026 and SEA Games 33. 2024: winning the main kick in the U.23 Asian qualifier, playing quite well at the AFF Cup. What is the platform that helps the great great breakthrough? The answer lies in the experience accumulated in the V-League. The striker of the Binh Duong Club went to play V-League since 2022 (when he was 19 years old) and now has 74 matches, including 48 main kicks. Vi Hao always plays at least 75% of the match of Binh Duong Club every season.
Young Vietnamese football is far away
In addition, coach Kim Sang-Sik has many promising young faces: Thai Son of Thanh Hoa Club with 54 matches in the V-League (45 main matches), SLNA’s Xuan Tien also has 56 matches in V- League, whether only 22 years old, or goalkeeper Trung Kien (HAGL) has affirmed the foothold from the beginning of the season. In addition, Van Truong (Hanoi), Van Khang (Viettel), Ly Duc (HAGL) or Quoc Viet (Ninh Binh) …
Mr. Kim will have two important campaigns, U.23 Asian qualifiers 2026 (taking place in September) and SEA Games 33 (December) to verify the students’ ability. These are two important playgrounds for experts to see the level of the adjacent generation. Expert Doan Minh Xuong affirmed: “The performance of the young age will show the shape of the Vietnamese football picture in the next 10. The future of Vietnamese football will start today, right from this time.” This is not only a test for young people, but also a “adult ceremony” that Vi Hao and his teammates have to step through, to prove that he is ready to play the role of the seniors who shoulder the responsibility of the national team in In the coming years.
To prepare for 2 young playgrounds, coach Kim Sang-Sik will apply the “comb” strategy, interwoven young people with experience factors in moderate dosage at the Vietnamese team concentration in the year 2025. For generations to guide each other is the most suitable road for the whole team to reach out.
The U.23 VN team won the SEA Games 30 in 2019 and the 31th SEA Games in 2022. The goal of Mr. Kim’s teachers and students at the 33th SEA Games is still towards gold medals. Although winning “gold” in Southeast Asia playground is no longer an obsession with young Vietnamese football, but U.23 VN still needs a good performance to create a stepping stone for the Asian playground. At the latest SEA Games, U.23 VN won bronze medal, behind U.23 Indonesia (HCV) and U.23 Thailand (HCB).
