At a press conference before the match between Vietnam and Nepal, coach Kim Sang-sik received questions from the press regarding Malaysia's penalty.
The answer was not beyond the reporter's predictions, Mr. Kim declared that he was not interested but only focused on the match of the Vietnam team.
"I think this issue should be left for FIFA to work on. No matter what the final result is, I still respect FIFA's decision. In fact, this is not the main problem. We need to focus on winning against Nepal rather than worrying about that issue," said coach Kim Sang-sik.
Striker Tien Linh, when asked in the previous training session with the Vietnamese team, also responded with similar content.
Its the job of FIFA and the AFC. The Vietnamese team is only focusing on its tasks. Whether Malaysia attends or not, it is important that we improve every day, showing a better look through each training session and each match, said Tien Linh.
The two answers have almost the same content. dung loi "talk" in front of the media when asked about a sensitive issue.
But in reality, this is an issue that the Vietnamese team should be very concerned about. Because whether Malaysia continues to receive a penalty, even lose or not will have a big impact on the Vietnamese team's chances of advancing in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers.
Malaysia's violation in using naturalized players according to FIFA's conclusion was true in the match against Vietnam in June. Therefore, it is impossible not to pay attention to this incident.
The concern for this incident is not only the coaching staff but also the leadership of the Vietnam Football Federation. Because looking at Malaysia's penalty, we also have lessons learned.
Vietnamese football is open to naturalized players, but our way of doing things is cautious and fully complies with regulations. Commentator Quang Huy expressed his opinion: "In fact, Vietnamese football is increasing by internal strength, for a long time the Vietnam Football Federation has been very cautious about naturalized players.
There have been periods of more than 10 years when we said no to naturalizing players, even before that, there were quality foreign players like Huynh Kesley or Dinh Hoang Max...
However, the trend of modern football and international integration has also begun to reopen, but everything is going in a tight direction. A typical example is the case of Nguyen Xuan Son.
He not only meets the requirements to compete in the V.League for more than 5 years but also shows his commitment to Vietnamese football and leaves an impression in the Nam Dinh club shirt".
The story of Malaysia's penalty football is receiving a lot of attention from the media and fans. It is not only a matter of whether the opponent will be awarded or not and the result will be favorable for the Vietnamese team, but in fact, it is a matter that needs to be viewed directly by regional football.
Vietnam has succeeded with naturalized players. VFF and Mr. Kim Sang-sik have also proposed naturalizing a number of players recently. So, given the problem of naturalized players occurring in Southeast Asia, why not pay attention?
