Coach Kim Sang-sik shocked the starting lineup against the Philippines?

Coach Kim Sang-sik rotated the squad

In the first two matches at the AFF Cup 2024, coach Kim Sang-sik continuously caused surprises by strongly mixing up the starting lineup of the Vietnamese team. In the match against Laos, he introduced 6 young or new names such as Van Khang, Tien Anh, Ngoc Tan, Hai Long, Dinh Trieu, and Vi Hao.

In the second match against Indonesia, the Korean coach changed nearly half of the starting lineup with Van Thanh, Van Vi, Xuan Manh, and Nguyen Filip starting and changing the formation from 3-4-3 to 3- 5-2 with Quang Hai returning to the midfield while Hoang Duc paired with Tien Linh in attack.

In the third match in Group B AFF Cup 2024, coach Kim Sang-sik is ready to once again drastically shuffle the starting lineup to adapt to the playing style of the home team Philippines, while continuing the team rotation policy. shape to preserve physical strength.

Confident in defeating the Philippines again

Most likely, Nguyen Filip will continue to guard the goal after starting for the first time to help the Vietnamese team win and keep a clean sheet.

In defense, Mr. Kim will make changes so that the names who have played continuously in the past matches can rest, especially today we will play on artificial turf at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila. The physical fitness problem will require careful calculation by the coach.

The Vietnamese team may even have an even bigger surprise in the starting lineup, when Mr. Kim is willing to give opportunities to previously reserved players to deal with opponents who drew 2 matches against Myanmar. and Laos, have only 2 points after the first 2 matches.

It is very likely that there will continue to be names that can make their debut at the AFF Cup 2024. Of course, among those who have never played a minute are Nguyen Thanh Binh, Viet Anh, Ngoc Quang, Dinh Thanh Binh … being given the opportunity will depend on coach Kim Sang-sik’s last minute decision.

However, it can be confirmed that the Korean strategist is very confident that he will help the Vietnamese team get all 3 points in the Philippines, helping to erase the lingering streak of not winning in the third match of the group stage at AFF. Cup for the past 6 years.

If they win the match taking place at 8:00 p.m. today, December 18, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team will get 9 points after 3 matches, and will definitely qualify for the semi-finals of the AFF Cup 2024. Remember, the Vietnamese team once had a 2-0 victory at Rizal Memorial Stadium in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in November 2023.