The height problem of U.22 Vietnam
U.22 Vietnam is in front of two important tournaments in 2025, with the U.23 Asian qualifier in September, along with SEA Games 33 in December in Thailand.
When the Vietnamese team is in the stage of hinge transfer, the performance of the U.22 age, which is the most close to the peak level, will help Kim Sang-Sik coach and the expert see clearly the future. of Vietnamese football in the coming years. Because young players today will soon wear the team, which is the core for important tournaments such as the Asian Cup 2027 (if passing the qualifying round) or the 2030 World Cup qualifiers.
U.22 Vietnam entered an important tournament in the last 4 months of the year
However, to conquer successfully, U.22 Vietnam needs many factors. In particular, height is one of the most important aspects. Currently, U.22 players of coach Kim Sang-Sik such as Bui Vi Hao (1.75 m), Nguyen Dinh Bac (1.79 m), Nguyen Thai Son (1.71 m), Khuat Van Khang (1, 68 m) all have no outstanding height.
This is not the first time, the height is mentioned. U.23 Vietnam once attended the U.23 Asian playground 2024 with a height of 1,763 m, one of the lowest teams in the tournament. 6 years ago, U.22 Vietnam also participated in SEA Games 30 with an impressive height of 1.76 m. In the AFF Cup 2024, the Vietnamese team fought with the “baby pepper” midfielder, when 6 out of 7 midfielders were not more than 1.7 m.
In the aforementioned tournaments, the Vietnamese team and U.23 Vietnam have good results as the affirmation for the story is not … tall is all. However, when football is increasingly calculated and pragmatic with the height and physical foundation of the player’s advanced day, it is undeniable that height will bring advantages to the teams.
Defender Doan Van Hau or midfielder Nguyen Thanh Chung has rescued U.22 Vietnam thanks to the turning on the height of over 1.8 m. Or the defense line with an average height of 1.81 m was once the pride of the Vietnamese team under Park Hang-seo, when helping the team no longer had nightmares in the defensive ball.
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Goalkeeper Trung Kien (yellow shirt, middle) tall to 1.90 m
But at this time, coach Kim Sang-sik lacked “pole”. For example, the young defender Le Nguyen Hoang (1.77 m) and Nguyen Manh Hung (1.75 m) are only moderate high. And in the attack, which is full of low players, Van Truong (1.82 m) is a rare player with good height, limiting the opportunity to play in the past.
Coach Kim Sang-Sik looks for ‘pole’
Looking at the world, the young players of coach Kim Sang-Sik need more than pure height. It is physical strength, endurance, collision ability, body thickness … to stay before strong opponents.
However, if you look at the direct and muscular approach of Mr. Kim at the team level, with the criteria of playing football as quickly as possible, not long kick and kick … Obviously the Korean military leader needs Large, muscular and thicker players for big goals.
In the V-League, there were young players with good heights given the opportunity. Pham Ly Duc of HAGL is a testament. The 2003 center -back has played 11 matches for HAGL from the beginning of the tournament and kicked 990 minutes. Ly Duc is 1.82 m tall, rated by technical director Vu Tien Thanh as a potential. He and goalkeeper Tran Trung Kien (1.90 m) will bring U.22 Vietnam more “steel” in the ball phase.
Viet Kieu player Viktor Le is 1.78 m high, has skillful legs and good shielding ability, is also an ideal plan for coach Kim Sang-Sik to mold the flexible midfield. Also from overseas Vietnamese, defender Zan Nguyen, though only 19 years old, was 1.9 m high. He just came on the field for a few minutes in the launch of Ho Chi Minh City Club and although he did not show much, he had a dark foundation with a thick body, muscles and good legs.
Coach Kim Sang-Sik will take advantage of the focus in 2025 to try the “young bamboo shoots”. Waiting for the U.22 Vietnam team to be rich in strength will form before entering the most important goals.