Strongest lineup
Ahead of the U23 Southeast Asian tournament as the defending champion, coach Kim Sang Sik announced the list of 35 players preparing for the upcoming tournament in Indonesia.
First, it must be admitted that the list of U22 Vietnam that Mr. Kim Sang Sik gave has more weight than any U23 team participating in this tournament.
Names like Khuat Van Khang, Thai Son, Dinh Bac, and Quoc Viet are not only stars at the youth level but also possess extensive experience playing in the V-League, the First Division, and the Vietnamese national team.
The gathering of such a "Dream Team" clearly shows that coach Kim Sang Sik's goal is nothing less than winning the championship, based on a safe plan with the best players in their age group.
Coach Kim Sang Sik summoned the strongest squad to participate in the U23 Southeast Asian tournament.
Coach Kim Sang Sik's calculations
From a pragmatic perspective, coach Kim Sang Sik clearly understands: victory is always the driving force for the process of building confidence and if they win convincingly, it will help the home team head to the SEA Games (which takes place a few months after the U23 Southeast Asian tournament) with the most confidence.
However, this safety has sparked controversy. The biggest question is: Is it really necessary to "use a buffalo butcher knife to kill a chicken"?
The U23 Southeast Asian Championship, after all, is always considered an experimental playground, so this should be a golden opportunity to introduce new faces, "rough diamonds" that need to be polished instead of using all the capital as seen.
What is coach Kim Sang Sik planning with his decision?
Besides, Vietnamese football is in a transitional phase. Finding a successor capable of shouldering the responsibility in the future is an urgent task.
Instead of giving opportunities to potential players at clubs who are eager to show themselves, coach Kim Sang Sik chose names that were too familiar, leading to possible risks.
Firstly, it wastes a valuable opportunity to test and discover new factors, serving longer-term and more important goals such as the 33rd SEA Games at the end of the year or the upcoming U23 Asian Cup.
Second, overexerting key players in a tournament that is not too important can lead to overload and injury, affecting both the home club and the larger tournaments of the Vietnamese team.
Ultimately, the “all-in” choice for the Southeast Asian playground may bring another championship. However, this also means the potential risk of hindering sustainable progress for Vietnamese football in the period when many national teams in the region are following the trend of naturalization.
Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/u22-viet-nam-vi-sao-hlv-kim-sang-sik-doc-het-von-lieng-2417278.html
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