Vietnam's victory is not perfect, coach Kim Sang-sik said on the field

" My players played as the coaching staff required. The problem in the first half was that there weren't enough good shots, and the handling wasn't perfect in the bad grass conditions of the Laos National Stadium ," coach Kim Sang-sik shared at the press conference after the match between Vietnam and Laos.

Vietnam 4-1 Laos.

The Vietnamese team faced many difficulties in the first half against Laos. The players were not at their best and had many awkward and inaccurate moves.

However, it cannot be denied that the quality of the Lao pitch is not good. After only about 20 minutes of play, many patches of grass and soil were turned upside down. Even the Lao players themselves kicked the ball into mounds of soil and made bad passes many times.

In the second half, the situation changed when Hai Long scored the opening goal for the Vietnamese team. Quang Hai and Van Toan appeared to help the Vietnamese team play much better. Coach Kim Sang-sik and his team won 4-1 thanks to exploiting their opponents' mistakes.

Coach Kim Sang-sik is not satisfied yet.

" We didn't play as expected in the first half, but my players were patient and then got a good result in the end. The important thing is that the whole team was very patient and tried hard to find a good ending. In this tournament, the Vietnamese team has prepared carefully and we are completely confident and committed to giving 100% effort for the next matches.

I studied the tactics of the Laos team very carefully in the draw with Thailand, then realized that they had a lot of space behind their defense. That's why we used long balls to exploit that space ," said Mr. Kim Sang-sik.

In this match, Nguyen Tien Linh scored 1 goal and had many moves that put great pressure on the Lao defense. The striker born in 1997 was voted the best player of the match.

He said: " The first half was quite difficult for us, but in the second half the whole team adjusted to play better. My performance today was also a good start for the tournament. I hope my teammates and I can maintain this spirit for the next matches ."

Mai Phuong

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