Coach Kim Sang-sik will take advantage of the match against Laos to help the Vietnamese team perfect its framework and playing style in order to plan for the journey at the 2024 ASEAN Cup (AFF Cup).
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The training session with 3 consecutive wins in Korea has raised the confidence of fans, the Vietnamese team has many opportunities to win the 2024 ASEAN Cup (AFF Cup) for the 3rd time, after 2008 and 2018.
However, for Mr. Kim Sang-sik, winning friendly matches in his home country has more spiritual meaning, while in terms of expertise, the boys in red still have a lot of work to do to achieve the goal of being present in the final of the ASEAN Cup 2024.
Because he is not perfect, the opening match against Laos - which is considered to be much weaker - is an opportunity for the Korean captain to review his playing style and players one last time.
Players like Nguyen Filip, Thanh Chung, Duy Manh, Quang Hai, Hoang Duc, Tien Linh... will be used in the starting lineup to bring about an advantage in goals, as well as ensuring a full 3 points is the first calculation of Mr. Kim Sang Sik.
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It can be seen that, despite recent progress, Laos will find it difficult to stop the Vietnamese team if Mr. Kim Sang-sik goes all-in. It is even possible that the match result will be decided after just the first half.
If he can ensure a safe and large score early on, the Vietnamese team captain will rotate the squad and use new players or some other names who have not had many opportunities to show themselves.
At the same time, Mr. Kim Sang-sik may let the home team use a different tactical scheme, both experimental and to hide the plan for the matches that are predicted to be more difficult in the upcoming journey at the ASEAN Cup 2024.
Expected lineup of Vietnam team against Laos team (3-4-3)
Nguyen Filip, Tan Tai, Thanh Chung, Duy Manh, Viet Anh, Van Khang, Hoang Duc, Quang Hai, Hai Long, Tien Linh, Tuan Hai
*The match between Vietnam and Laos will take place at 8:00 p.m. on December 9 at the Laos National Stadium in Vientiane.