Mr. Kim Sang-sik is decisive, U.23 Vietnam creates a big advantage against Indonesia in the final

Reasonable and decisive tactical calculations will help the Vietnam U.23 team create a big advantage over the host team Indonesia in the final match of the Southeast Asian U.23 tournament.

Coach Kim Sang-sik left Gelora Bung Karno Stadium right after U.23 Indonesia equalized 1-1

Photo: Dong Nguyen Khang

U.23 Vietnam witnessed Mr. Kim's determination

At the 16th minute, when the semi-final match of the U.23 Southeast Asian tournament between the U.23 Vietnam team and the U.23 Philippines team was tied 0-0, coach Kim Sang-sik suddenly reacted strongly to a situation that many people might consider trivial.

At that time, Anh Quan stopped the ball with his chest close to the touchline, the linesman nearby saw it clearly and did not raise his flag, but unexpectedly the main referee blew his whistle.

With his top experience, the Korean coach knows clearly what he must react to in order to warn the referee to make the right call, remind the players to focus, and avoid being influenced by controversial decisions.

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Captain Nguyen Khang worked hard and was withdrawn early by Mr. Kim in the middle of the second half.

Photo: Dong Nguyen Khang

Mr. Kim's decisiveness was also shown by withdrawing three key players who were playing well, Dinh Bac, Cong Phuong and captain Van Khang, to rest in the 65th minute, even though the U.23 Vietnam team had only created a 1-goal gap with their opponents, in an extremely important semi-final match.

This shows coach Kim Sang-sik's confidence in his players' abilities, letting his hard-working pillars rest early and sending a very clear message to Quoc Viet, Van Thuan and Le Viktor: We believe in you!

The result was clear, the U.23 Vietnam team proactively slowed down the game, lowered their formation and completely controlled the match, making it almost impossible for the U.23 Philippines to create any waves, even when Van Ha and Ngoc My entered the field at the end of the match.

Big advantage over U.23 Indonesia

The U.23 Indonesia team burst into tears after the victory over U.23 Thailand...

Photo: Dong Nguyen Khang

...but will have to face the problem of physical strength

Photo: Dong Nguyen Khang

The U.23 Indonesia team won against rival U.23 Thailand in a thrilling penalty shootout with a score of 7-6 (tied 1-1 in regular time), passing the remaining semi-final match to reach the final match.

But after the joy subsided, the home team U.23 Indonesia will have to face a very challenging physical problem, when most of the players were exhausted after more than 120 minutes of high-intensity play, even being pushed back by U.23 Thailand in the second extra time.

The image of striker Raven unable to walk normally and having to "hop" back to join the defense made Indonesian fans worried when in just 3 days he will have to face the U.23 Vietnam team with more physical strength and high morale.

Cong Phuong played impressively when he was unexpectedly used by Mr. Kim in the semi-final match.

Photo: Dong Nguyen Khang

Above all, the U.23 Vietnam team is gradually feeling the "say and do" style of coach Kim Sang-sik. When tactical calculations and reasonable use of personnel help the team improve and progress through each match thanks to fair and equal competition.

The image of Xuan Bac, Anh Quan or most recently Cong Phuong stepping into the light, playing steadily and taking the starting position is the clearest affirmation of Mr. Kim's decisive style of using people to help the U.23 Vietnam team create an advantage before the final match of the U.23 Southeast Asia.

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ong-kim-sang-sik-quyet-doan-u23-viet-nam-tao-loi-the-lon-truoc-indonesia-o-chung-ket-185250726090952783.htm