Many strange details appear before the match between Vietnam and Nepal

On the afternoon of October 8, coach Kim Sang-sik asked the Vietnamese team's players to be extremely serious even though it was just a light dribbling exercise, not heavy on tactics.

The Vietnamese team is full of enthusiasm.

At Go Dau Stadium, the Vietnamese team had their last training session before the first leg match against Nepal in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers. The media was only allowed to cover the first 15 minutes of the session. This was also enough time to witness Duy Manh and his teammates warming up and practicing basic exercises.

However, compared to previous training sessions, the difference was clear. First, the Vietnamese team wore away jerseys instead of training jerseys, creating the feeling that this was a real match rather than a simple training session. This also helped the players become extremely determined and serious. Even center back Hieu Minh practiced so "enthusiastically" that he suffered a slight pain and needed medical care. Fortunately, he returned to normal practice afterwards.

The Vietnam team wore their away kit during training.

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Young players like Dinh Bac...

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...or Hieu Minh is extremely determined

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Then he needed cold spray to relieve the pain.

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The young midfielder of PVF-CAND Club returned to normal football as if nothing had happened.

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When it came to the ghost kicking exercise, Coach Kim Sang-sik also observed very carefully. He required his players to move actively and handle the situation quickly and neatly. When a player made a mistake, he immediately came to remind them. Meanwhile, in previous training sessions, the Korean strategist just stood there and watched without intervening. Sometimes, he even joked with his players.

Coach Kim Sang-sik appeared dissatisfied with the Vietnamese player's handling of the foul.

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Coach Kim Sang-sik stood right next to him to remind him.

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Before that, he walked to check the grass of Go Dau stadium before the match day.

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Vietnam team has full strength

In this training session, midfielder Duc Chien and central defender Tien Dung also returned to practice with the whole team. Before that, these two players showed signs of overload, resting and recovering at the hotel. Coach Kim Sang-sik said he will calculate to use Duc Chien and Tien Dung appropriately.

Center back Tien Dung (number 4) returns

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The atmosphere of the Vietnamese team is still very positive and cheerful, thanks to a group of experienced players such as Tien Linh, Duy Manh, Duc Chien...

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Even Xuan Manh, a rather quiet player, is very happy.

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Thus, apart from Quang Hai (injured and withdrew in advance), the Vietnamese team has enough "strong soldiers and generals", aiming to win 6 points against Nepal. The first match between the two teams will take place at 7:30 p.m. on October 9 at Go Dau Stadium.

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/xuat-hien-nhieu-tinh-tiet-la-truoc-them-tran-doi-tuyen-viet-nam-dau-nepal-185251008191507445.htm