HHALF SATISFIED
The Vietnamese team has achieved the necessary condition of winning a clear victory in the AFF Cup 2024 opening match with a score of 4-1 against opponent Laos, leaving the field with a healthy squad and avoiding a penalty card. The fact that the two expected strikers, Tien Linh and Van Toan, “fired” early together made coach Kim Sang-sik very satisfied. New players such as Hai Long and Van Vi also scored goals, or Van Khang and Vi Hao scored high (7.8 – only losing to the best player of the match, Tien Linh, who received 7.9 points), helping Mr. Kim even more. more confident. However, the Vietnamese team has not yet met the conditions to be completely satisfied. An unfortunate mistake at the end of the match caused the Vietnamese players to lose the opportunity to keep a clean sheet for the first time in nearly a year.
The Vietnamese team aims to defeat Indonesia
The duo Hoang Duc – Ngoc Tan has not yet reached a harmonious understanding, causing the defense to sometimes struggle to cover. The good news is that Quang Hai, Tuan Hai, and Van Toan entered the field in the second half and exploited the gaps well. But anyway, the first match is always very difficult to play when Laos plays “to the death”, so it is understandable that the Vietnamese team, which has half of its brand new starting lineup, is having difficulty. Commentator Ngo Quang Tung commented: “I think the recent warm-up in Laos was just enough. We controlled the match relatively well, and made relatively reasonable adjustments in the second half to help make the result possible. More important. The typical problems of the first match such as psychological tension still appeared, but were properly adjusted in the second half. The scoring ability has improved while the defense played well, except for the wrong kick. Being at the wrong Vietnamese level is just a small accident. does not affect the overall situation, Mr. Kim will learn from experience.”
DADJUST TO BEATINDONESIA
On the afternoon of December 10, the Vietnamese team arrived in Viet Tri City (Phu Tho) to settle down at the hotel, preparing for the first home match. The encounter with the Indonesian team will be an important hinge for coach Kim Sang-sik and his team in their goal of competing for first place in Group B. Although most of the opponents are still very young, old enough to play in the 33rd SEA Games next year, they still beat Myanmar. in the upper position in the opening match. Commentator Ngo Quang Tung assessed: “This will be an extremely important match, to consolidate the top position and score in Group B as well as a psychological problem because even though Indonesia did not bring the strongest squad. In the past few years, Vietnamese football has not had good results against Indonesia at all levels. Therefore, a victory not only helps coach Kim Sang-sik and his team have a good position to enter semi-finals, conveniently choose opponents, but also strengthen the mind for future Vietnamese representatives when confronting Indonesia”.
Mr. Tung continued: “Coach Kim Sang-sik will need to carefully evaluate the position of the midfield area and the two wings to determine the ability to control the match. Perhaps the Vietnamese team will make adjustments, not all of them.” The positions mentioned above but must be at their best to defeat the Indonesian team. We need to balance keeping a high intensity and overwhelming position in the first half while still ensuring a backup solution in the second half. Looking back. , alternate positions in the match Laos showed “one nine, one ten” with the previous one, but not much better. For example, if Quang Hai plays, Mr. Kim will use a 3-4-3 or 3-5-2 formation on the left side. Van Vi seems to be older, but Van Khang scores points with his youth, aggressively solving the problem in the first 60 minutes. The key is that we respect the opponent but are not shy or subjective Indonesia will play defense in numbers and play hard Kim will have to consider the scenario of sacrificing the first half, accepting to play at a higher level than the match against Laos to put Indonesia in a defensive position. At that time, the team coming on the field in the second half to exploit the weakened opponent will be more effective.”
