The Vietnamese team ‘changes’ their playing style if Mr. Kim lets Quang Hai start

Quang Hai is still very sharp

In the 60th minute of the Vietnamese team’s AFF Cup 2024 opening match, Quang Hai and Van Toan were brought on by coach Kim Sang-sik to replace Ngoc Tan and Hai Long right after Hai Long scored a goal for the home team Laos.

Just 2 minutes later, Quang Hai successfully approached and took the ball from the Lao midfielder, helping Tien Linh win the ball and increase the score to 2-0 with a beautiful cross-angle shot.

Then in the 69th minute, Quang Hai tore through the defense of the home team Laos with a delicate pass, just enough to help Van Toan break the offside trap and escape to score, helping the Vietnamese team create a safe gap with the team. 3 goals separate.

In more than 30 minutes on the field, Hai “son” performed very well in his role in participating in the attack with 2 assists, in addition to supporting Hoang Duc in holding and controlling the pace of the match.

This shows that when brought to the midfield area, Quang Hai is still a powerful name. The value of the 2018 Vietnam Golden Ball still helps him play an important role in coach Kim Sang-sik’s calculations that the role of vice-captain does not fully represent.

Quang Hai plays alongside Hoang Duc and Ngoc Tan

In the match against Laos, we saw Quang Hai come on the field to replace Ngoc Tan to partner Hoang Duc in the center of midfield. The Vietnamese team then continued to maintain the familiar 3-4-3 formation.

However, commentator Ngo Quang Tung said that Mr. Kim had other calculations: “We see the Vietnamese team controlling and attacking from the midfield better since Quang Hai came on the field, but we have to admit Previously, the main team had destroyed the opponent’s strength quite well in the first hour of play.

But we have to find an answer to the question: if Quang Hai comes on the field, the attack will be more colorful, but what will the defensive ability be like?

Mr. Kim has a reason for placing Ngoc Tan and Hoang Duc in the middle of the field to create balance for the midfield. So if Quang Hai starts, Mr. Kim must calculate synchronous adjustments.

If Quang Hai starts, it is likely that Mr. Kim will play with Hoang Duc and Ngoc Tan in a 3-5-2 formation with 2 strikers, Tien Linh, paired with Vi Hao or Tuan Hai, Van Toan or Xuan Son. when he is eligible to compete.”

Even, according to commentator Ngo Quang Tung, he does not rule out that the Vietnamese team will have to calculate options for a battle of attrition with their Indonesian opponent, who has a very high fighting spirit and plays very closely.

Even another scenario is that the Indonesian opponent will proactively play deep, defending in large numbers to make things difficult for us while waiting for quick counterattacks.

“Certainly the Vietnamese team will make changes to balance their calculations against Indonesia. We respect but are not too shy about our opponents, nor can we be subjective.

But coach Kim Sang-sik will have to prepare a scenario where he has to sacrifice the first half to drain the opponent’s strength, waiting for sharp, speedy factors to enter the field in the second half to finish off the opponent. But this will definitely be a match where we have to maintain high intensity against Indonesia.”