The Vietnamese team is good at scoring goals in the last minute: Bravery or luck?

Weapons of the Vietnamese team

Two goals in injury time from Tien Linh (90+11) and Xuan Son (90+14) helped the Vietnamese team gain a great advantage in the battle for tickets to the final with Singapore.

After the match, coach Tsutomu Ogura admitted that Singapore was exhausted in extra time, leading to loss of concentration, while the Vietnamese team took advantage of the opportunity better and had the final victory.

However, Singapore can only blame itself, because the Vietnamese team’s habit of scoring in the last minutes was clearly shown in the group stage.

According to statistics, coach Kim Sang-sik’s students scored 13 goals in the 2024 AFF Cup, and the special thing is that all of these goals were scored in the second half. In particular, the period from minute 75 onwards witnessed scored the most goals of the Vietnamese team, with a total of 7 goals.

Specifically, the Vietnamese team scored 1 goal against Laos (82nd minute), Indonesia (77th minute), Philippines (90+7 minutes), 2 goals against Myanmar (90th and 90+2 minutes) and 2 goals against Myanmar (90th and 90+2 minutes). scored against Singapore (minutes 90+11 and 90+14).

No team in this year’s tournament scored goals in the last minutes as effectively as the Vietnamese team. Among them, the 3 latest goals scored at the AFF Cup 2024 up to this point all belong to coach Kim Sang-sik and his team.

These are all very important goals. While Doan Ngoc Tan’s goal against the Philippines helped the Vietnamese team escape defeat in the final seconds, goals from Tien Linh and Xuan Son helped Mr. Kim’s team decide the first leg of the semi-finals, even though they ended up losing. congestion for most of the match.

Mr. Kim’s impression

A goal may come from luck, but every match… breaking the opponent’s net at the last minute is the result of coach Kim Sang-sik’s signature strategy of using people.

First of all, Mr. Kim’s formula of rotating the squad and constantly exchanging positions helps the Vietnamese team have a good physical foundation. Even though they had to play continuously (6 matches in 15 days), the players still ran well and showed no signs of exhaustion.

Even pillars like Quang Hai and Hoang Duc are allowed to play and rest alternately, appearing on the field at a frequency carefully calculated by the coaching staff. Thanks to that, the Vietnamese team is not afraid of physical races and can maintain focus and stability until the last minutes, at a time when most opponents are exhausted, leading to mistakes.

Coach Kim Sang-sik’s flexible rotation also gives the Vietnamese team diverse and unpredictable attacks.

The Korean military leader has developed many unsuccessful approaches, from midfield coordination, flank attacks to counter-attacks, and set-piece situations. Along with the all-powerful striker Nguyen Xuan Son, the Vietnamese team can play in many different ways, changing and customizing based on the opponent’s ability.

There are many things worth discussing in the way the Vietnamese team plays, but in terms of adaptability, Mr. Kim’s students are doing very well. It’s impossible to know what the Vietnamese team will do until the final whistle blows.

Ultimately, the key to operating the gameplay is still the will to fight. Coach Kim Sang-sik has “ignited” his students’ spirit very well, with psychological warfare methods inherited from the foundation of Coach Park Hang-seo’s time.

Mr. Kim knows how to arouse spirit, for example, using the image of fans enduring the cold to line up to buy tickets to enter the stadium to motivate his students, creating a comfortable atmosphere, but still being disciplined and tough to bring the whole team together. into the framework.

According to one player, the Korean coach is very sympathetic to his students, willing to listen, be his friend, and work with the players to solve problems. Coach Kim Sang-sik receives the respect of the players as the “second brother” in the team. That is also the reason the whole team is “playing like a true team” as assessed by Mr. Kim himself.

Solidarity and the spirit of mutual support will help the Vietnamese team overcome Singapore, although the rematch tomorrow night (December 29) promises many difficulties.