Vietnam team and potential concerns for coach Kim Sang Sik

In the 2025/26 season, Nam Dinh and CAHN will simultaneously participate in many tournaments from the region to the continent, which is an honor but also a big concern for coach Kim Sang Sik and the Vietnamese team.

Honored to be called by name

Next season, Vietnamese football will see Nam Dinh and CAHN simultaneously participating in 5 important arenas: V-League, National Cup, National Super Cup, Southeast Asian Cup C1 and AFC Cup (Asian Cup C2).

The clubs' continuous competition in regional and continental tournaments can help improve players' skills, accumulate international competition experience and affirm the position of the V-League.

Next season CAHN and Nam Dinh will participate in many fronts, this is an honor for Vietnamese football.

With strong financial potential and a quality squad, Nam Dinh and CAHN are both expected to not only participate with enough players but also go far, creating memorable marks like last season.

Club level glory is a solid launching pad for the strength of an entire football industry. Looking at this busy schedule, fans have the right to be proud and expect.

Mr. Kim's worries

However, behind the honor is an extremely difficult problem called "overload", and the person with the biggest headache is none other than coach Kim Sang Sik.

Looking back at the 2024/25 season is clear evidence, although Nam Dinh and CAHN have participated in fewer tournaments than the upcoming season, they have caused difficulties for coach Kim Sang and the Vietnamese team, for example.

But it is also a challenge for coach Kim Sang Sik and the Vietnamese team.

The frequency of 3-4 matches per day could become a regular occurrence in the 2025/26 season for the players of the two teams above, which raises the question: in what condition will the key players be called up to the national team? Will they have enough fitness, vitality and most importantly, the desire to contribute at the highest level to the national team?

It's not easy to answer, but Mr. Kim Sang Sik will face the prospect that his favorite students may return from the club with tired legs, potential risk of injury and no time to fully recover.

At that time, all tactical plans of the Korean strategist were affected in the context that the Vietnamese team still had many important goals such as the Asian Cup qualifiers or defending the ASEAN Cup championship.

This challenge forces coach Kim Sang Sik to have backup plans for personnel and tactics early on if he does not want to fall into a passive position.

Solving the problem of balancing forces well will help the Vietnamese team stand firm on its journey to conquer the upcoming peaks, otherwise it is very worrying for the Korean strategist.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/tuyen-viet-nam-va-nhung-moi-lo-tiem-an-cho-hlv-kim-sang-sik-2418370.html