Vietnam team: Important adjustments for the match against Indonesia

The Vietnamese team wants to defeat Indonesia

Having both won in the opening match, the Vietnam and Indonesia teams are sharing the top spot in Group A with 3 points, compared to the remaining 3 names that have no points: Laos, Myanmar and the Philippines (who had a break from the first round). .

Therefore, when the Philippines will start the match by hosting Myanmar at Rizal’s home stadium in the capital Manila, the encounter between the Vietnam and Indonesia teams will be extremely important, having a great impact on deciding the top spot in Group B. .

Temporarily satisfied with the 4-1 victory over rival Laos, coach Kim Sang-sik really wants another victory to firmly maintain the top spot in Group B. If they defeat Indonesia, the Vietnamese team will take a big step forward. The first goal is to win tickets to the semi-finals.

Even with 6 points in the first 2 matches, we will have a great opportunity to have the right to self-determine in leading Group B, thereby having the right to choose the opponent we will face from Group A, where our rival Thailand is. .

In fact, a victory against Indonesia will be more than a “6-point” match, because that result will help dispel the psychological ghosts of coach Kim Sang-sik and his team after many defeats against this opponent in recent times.

Adding the advantage of playing at home, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team will have the sole goal of defeating the Indonesian team led by senior colleague Shin Tae-yong.

Will Mr. Kim make strong adjustments?

In the opening match against the Laos team, coach Kim Sang-sik launched a squad with more than half of them being young or new faces, including goalkeeper Dinh Trieu, two full-backs Van Khang and Tien Anh. Center guard Ngoc Tan and two strikers Vi Hao and Hai Long.

These are names that are very young (Van Khang, Vi Hao, Hai Long) or old but have just been used for the first time at the national team level (Dinh Trieu, Tien Anh, Ngoc Tan).

In fact, it is coach Kim Sang-sik’s brave decision to accept that there will be a bit of a lack of continuity so that new elements have the opportunity to “forge” to become stronger in a big arena like the AFF Cup 2024.

But before an important match like with Indonesia, coach Kim Sang-sik is planning to adjust some positions to adapt to the playing style of his Indonesian opponent. The most obvious is that Dinh Trieu’s position will be replaced by Nguyen Filip – something that is almost unquestionable.

Based on the strong playing personality and fierce competition of the player from ten thousand islands, it is likely that the midfield will need to retain the “scanner” Ngoc Tan to pair with Hoang Duc and Quang Hai will wait for the second half. .

Meanwhile, on the left wing, Van Vi will be carefully considered with Van Khang. Both of these players received high scores (7.8 points) in every round on the field. Van Vi’s advantage is his experience and strong playing style while Van Khang plays technically and causes high mutations.

The position most likely to be adjusted by Mr. Kim Sang-sik is the offensive line. Tien Linh will still play the highest position, but in the two forward positions, Van Toan and Tuan Hai are emerging as two strong competitors for the main position.

Vi Hao and Hai Long both showed themselves in their opening match against Laos. However, to deal with Indonesian players who play with fire, the experience of Tuan Hai and Van Toan will be able to overcome Mr. Shin Tae-yong’s intentions.

Up to this point, coach Kim Sang-sik is still waiting for the players’ performance during training sessions in Viet Tri City to make a final assessment. But it would not be surprising if Nam Dinh Club duo Van Vi – Van Toan start in the important match against Indonesia.