The moment coach Kim Sang-sik celebrates the championship at Rajamangala
Coach Kim Sang-sik’s impression on the Vietnamese team
During the press conference to launch the Vietnamese team, coach Kim Sang-sik did not say too much but got to the point, expressing his leadership position very clearly: promoting collective cohesion, sacrifice for the team. body and spirit do not give up.
Without needing to speak loudly or talk about great dreams, coach Kim Sang-sik set an example with the Vietnamese team in humbly lowering his voice to first adjust the spirit and review the force.
“Say less and do more”, Mr. Kim made shocking decisions but was shown to be reasonable, when only choosing people with high performance, suitable for his playing style instead of looking at names.
As a result, the Vietnamese team won the AFF Cup 2024 with 25/26 players (except young goalkeeper Trung Kien) playing, and even the entire staff was ready to stand in for poor teammates. More famous in vital knock-out matches.
Coach Kim Sang-sik successfully renewed the Vietnamese team with players like Doan Ngoc Tan
The victory of the Vietnamese team at the AFF Cup 2024 left a mark on the 1976-born coach’s ability to use people and manipulate psychology, especially when the team demonstrated great bravery after Xuan Son was injured. , to defeat Thailand right at Rajamangala.
For the first time, we won “War Elephants” two consecutive matches (Coach Park Hang-seo has never beaten Thailand in official tournaments – PV) not only delighted the fans, but also created A strong psychological premise for the Vietnamese team to eliminate the disease of “fear of Thailand” that Duc and many fans hate.
Xuan Son was discharged from the hospital and returned to Nam Dinh to celebrate Tet with his wife and children
The Vietnamese team has won the Southeast Asian championship for the third time. As expected, we will aim for a bigger goal: asserting ourselves on the continent and aiming for the World Cup dream.
Coach Kim Sang-sik clearly understood that through his statement: “We dream of attending the 2030 World Cup. But for this dream to come true, the whole team needs to practice and devote their best efforts.”
Vietnamese team players locked down the playing space of striker Patrik Gustavsson (Thailand)
The World Cup is always the big dream of Vietnamese football. The Vietnamese team has always aimed for this after winning the AFF Cup. The last time we came close to this milestone was when we entered the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup, breaking Thailand’s score record.
But also in this harsh arena, with the U.23 Asia 2018 runner-up team entering its prime under Coach Park Hang-seo, Vietnamese football has the opportunity to see a clear gap with the elite group. of the continent.
Therefore, for the Vietnamese team to be able to assert itself in Asia through the 2027 Asian Cup and towards the 2030 World Cup dream, it will require a comprehensive breakthrough in both VFF’s preparation strategy and the motivation of the players. players and especially the breakthrough in playing style from coach Kim Sang-sik.
Breakthrough for the 2030 World Cup goal
Commentator Ngo Quang Tung commented: “Coach Kim Sang-sik has successfully built a positive relationship of trust with the players on the Vietnamese team. That is the foundation for victory in the 2024 AFF Cup.
The more “simple” Van Thanh burned his heart out at the 2024 AFF Cup
The connection and respect between the team and coaching staff has helped the Vietnamese team make important changes in spirit, desire and connection between old and new players, pillars and rookies.
But the question is, after the AFF Cup 2024, how will we continue our journey? Will the Vietnamese team maintain the way of playing by assigning the ball to Xuan Son or must they build more advanced football playing standards?
The Vietnamese team relied heavily on Xuan Son at the 2024 AFF Cup in the context of not having enough time to build an overly complicated playing style. Now that we have won the championship, our mentality is more comfortable and confident, we have a very good situation to upgrade ourselves.”
Mr. Tung continued: “With the stepping stone of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifying round against Laos, Nepal and Malaysia (lasting from March 2025 to March 2026), the Vietnamese team will have enough time and opportunity to tighten their mentality and sharpen their skills. sharp tactical pieces.
Xuan Son shined with a double to help the Vietnamese team reach the AFF Cup 2024 final
Now is the time for coach Kim Sang-sik to perfect the coaching staff, sit down and study what the rate of ball development from the defenders to the midfield will be like? How to improve team coordination?
That is a mandatory task to win tickets to the 2027 Asian Cup, collide and defeat the continent’s top opponents. To touch the dream of World Cup 2030, only spirit is not enough.
The Vietnamese team will need to build the most suitable and excellent football strategy, with a balance between controlling the ball in the home field and the speed of converting the ball upward to compete with top giants such as the UAE and Qatar. , Japan, Korea, Australia, Iraq, Iran, Oman…”.
The Vietnamese team will kick off the year of At Ty with the opening match of the third qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup, welcoming rival Laos at home. Coach Kim Sang-sik and his team will once again leave My Dinh Stadium and go to the South to compete at Binh Duong Stadium on March 25.
