Winning many ‘mistakes’ of the Vietnamese team

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Coach Kim Sang-sik launched many “secondary” elements of the Vietnamese team such as Ngoc Tan, Tien Anh, Tien Dung, Vi Hao, Van Khang into the field in the opening match against Laos, but still retained some experienced players. Experience in key positions such as center back (Duy Manh, Thanh Chung), central midfielder (Hoang Duc) or striker (Tien Linh). Mr. Kim wants to kill two birds with one stone: still test the squad, but must have a pillar to ensure victory, even a big win to create a competitive gap.

However, the way the team was arranged was somewhat “mismatched”, with positions appearing together for the first time, making it difficult for the Vietnamese team to enter the match. On the concave field with many broken patches of grass at the Laos national stadium, Hoang Duc and his teammates could not play the ball short, but focused on playing long, with passes pouring out behind the defense for Vi Hao, Tien Linh and Hai Long ran down to face the goalkeeper. But this style of play does not make it difficult for Laos’s large and well-covered defense.

During the first time together, Hoang Duc, Ngoc Tan and Hai Long could not control the match well, leading to the Vietnamese team almost leaving the middle and having to focus on attacking on both sides. If in the first half of the first half, Tien Anh was able to push the ball to open the right wing, then in the second half, Van Khang became the main spearhead to help the away team find a goal. Despite creating 11 scoring opportunities (5 times the ball hit the target), the Vietnamese team did not have the most basic factor to overwhelm Laos, which is a stable and seamless pace of play. Mr. Kim’s students waved too many long balls, most of which had no landing point for the striker to take advantage of.

Vietnam’s short ball combinations were easily broken, while most of the opportunities were created from the individual efforts of Vi Hao or Hai Long. Then when the opportunity appeared, the Vietnamese team also lacked the “coldness” to take advantage, for example, in the 35th minute, Tien Linh ran down to face the Lao goalkeeper, but he hesitated to finish and the opponent stepped back to block the ball. in the foot.

The burden on their legs in the opening match made the Vietnamese team unable to operate coherently, and this gave Laos more confidence. Coach Ha Hyeok-jun’s team carefully studied Vietnam’s playing style to solve the problem by pressing fiercely in the middle and covering overlaps. Thanks to that, Laos stood firm in the first half. Even the home goalkeeper only had to show his talent once when he blocked Vi Hao’s header in the first few minutes.

TOR CHANGE YOUR EFFECTIVENESS KIM

In the second half, coach Kim Sang-sik sent Van Vi, Tuan Hai, Quang Hai and Van Toan onto the field. Compared to Van Khang, Van Vi tends to dribble the ball inside to create mutations, while the three offensive pillars help Mr. Kim’s students control the pace, which they lost in the first 45 minutes. The Vietnamese team controlled the match better, making passes to open up opportunities.

Compared to the first half, the Vietnamese team still passed long passes from the defense, but the falling points began to fall into gaps in the Laos defense. After Duy Manh made a pass more than half the length of the field for Vi Hao to hit the post, Tien Dung flicked the ball very well for Hai Long to run down and finish the roof of Laos’ net, opening the score in the 58th minute. Once again, the passes in defense became the “savior” of the Vietnamese team, just like when coach Park Hang-seo was still in office.

This is also a bottleneck that helps the Vietnamese team remove the psychological burden. At this point, coach Kim Sang-sik’s students can play short ball, control the game and deploy a proper attack. Quang Hai made his mark with the ball-winning phase to help Tien Linh double the gap, then the 1997 midfielder poked the ball for Van Toan to score in a face-to-face position. Compared to the midfield that lacked ideas in the first half, the Vietnamese team played more elegantly and smoothly. Rookie Van Vi’s long-range goal in the final minutes ended the opening match, which despite a difficult start, ended well.

However, there is still too much to say about coach Kim Sang-sik’s team. The ability to dictate the match is a problem, as the Vietnamese team was deadlocked with dangling long passes throughout the first half, even though the opponent, the Lao team, was considered the weakest in the group. The Vietnamese team’s moves to the edge and coordination to open space have not been shown clearly. The pieces of the puzzle are still misaligned in most positions, including mistakes that led to goals from Dinh Trieu and Duy Manh in injury time.

Luckily for the Vietnamese team, in the next round, Mr. Kim’s teachers and students will be able to rest. The whole team will have 4 days of practice to prepare for the heroic match against Indonesia, taking place at 8:00 p.m. on December 15. Coach Kim Sang-sik affirmed that he has studied Indonesia’s playing style from now on. Hopefully with thorough preparation, the Vietnamese team will get 3 points in the next match.