Vietnam's lineup to play Laos: All-in for long-term planning

Coach Kim Sang Sik will take advantage of the match with Laos for the Vietnamese team to perfect their players and playing style in order to plan for the journey at the ASEAN Cup 2024 (AFF Cup). All in... The training session with 3 consecutive wins in Korea has ignited the belief of fans, the Vietnamese team has many opportunities to win the ASEAN Cup 2024 (AFF Cup) for the third time, after 2008 and 2018. However, for coach Kim Sang Sik, winning friendly matches in his home country has more spiritual meaning, while in terms of expertise, the red-shirt boys still have a lot of work to do to achieve the goal of being present in the final of the ASEAN Cup 2024.

Coach Kim Sang Sik will use the strongest lineup for the opening match. Photo: VFF

Because it is not perfect, the opening match against Laos - which is considered to be much worse, is an opportunity for the Korean captain to review the playing style and personnel one last time. Players such as 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 ensure winning all 3 points is the first calculation of coach Kim Sang Sik. and calculation It can be seen that, despite recent progress, Laos will find it difficult to stop the Vietnamese team if coach Kim Sang Sik goes all in. It is not even possible to rule out the possibility that the match result will be decided after the first half. If a clear, safe score is ensured early, the captain of the Vietnamese team will rotate the lineup and use new players or some other names that have not had many opportunities to show themselves.

And when the results are favorable, coach Kim Sang Sik will rotate the squad. Photo: VFF

At the same time, coach Kim Sang Sik may let his team use a different tactical formation that is both experimental and hidden for the matches that are predicted to be more difficult in the upcoming stages of the ASEAN Cup 2026. Expected lineup of the Vietnam team against the 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

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