Vietnam team vs Malaysia: Nguyen Filip returns, Quang Vinh starts

Coach Kim Sang Sik will utilize players who have played in Europe such as Nguyen Filip and Quang Vinh for the match between Vietnam and Malaysia at 8:00 p.m. tonight (June 10).

Nguyen Filip returns, Cao Pendant Quang Vinh enters the match

Malaysia's naturalization of a series of players playing in Europe, South America, etc. is a huge challenge for the Vietnamese team in the second round of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers.

To deal with the naturalized players on the Malaysian side, it is very likely that coach Kim Sang Sik will also make the most of the resources of the players who used to play football in Europe, namely Nguyen Filip, Cao Pendant Quang Vinh in the starting lineup.

Nguyen Filip, Cao Pendant Quang Vinh will likely be in the starting lineup.

The Korean strategist prioritized using the two names mentioned above based on both expertise and experience in order to reduce the pressure Malaysia created on the home team's defense.

If choosing Cao Pendant Quang Vinh as a starter, or even arranging him to play as a central defender is easy, then coach Kim Sang Sik probably has to calculate more carefully in the case of Nguyen Filip.

This is not surprising, because currently the person considered number 1 in the Vietnamese national team's goal, Dinh Trieu, is in good form and deserves to be in the starting lineup.

However, Mr. Kim Sang Sik chose Nguyen Filip because, in addition to experience, he also wanted to take advantage of his height and footwork to create counter-attacks from the 16m50 area of the home team's goal.

Other options to win

Returning to Cao Pendant Quang Vinh's position, the player who used to play in France is likely to be chosen to play in the left center-back position, next to Duy Manh and Thanh Chung instead of playing as his forte at the left-back position as at the club.

The left-back position in the 5-3-2 formation is likely to belong to Van Vi, who has quite comprehensive offensive and defensive abilities, as well as better speed than Cao Pendant Quang Vinh.

Tien Linh and Chau Ngoc Quang will likely lead the attack.

On the opposite flank, Truong Tien Anh with similar abilities to Van Vi, and possessing quite accurate crosses, is the choice of Mr. Kim Sang Sik.

Playing against Malaysia with many naturalized players, Mr. Kim Sang Sik will likely prioritize using Hoang Duc, Duc Chien and Quang Hai in midfield to ensure good support for the defense, while also being able to put pressure on the home team.

Finally, the two strikers used by the Korean strategist for this match are Tien Linh and Chau Ngoc Quang - players who can be pulled back if needed if the home team switches to a 5-4-1 formation.

Expected lineup of Vietnam team:

Nguyen Filip, Truong Tien Anh, Duy Manh, Thanh Chung, Quang Vinh, Van Vi, Quang Hai, Duc Chien, Hoang Duc, Ngoc Quang, Tien Linh

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/tuyen-viet-nam-dau-malaysia-nguyen-filip-tro-lai-quang-vinh-xuat-tran-2410092.html