On the morning of July 1st, the Vietnamese national team made adjustments to the training schedule to serve the plan to move to Korea.
Accordingly, instead of practicing at 5:00 PM as initially planned, the coaching staff decided to move the whole team to practice at 10:00 AM so that the players could rest in the afternoon to prepare for the trip.
Before the training session, coach Kim Sang-sik updated the force situation: "Ngo Dang Khoa (Khoa Ngo) had to return to the club a few days ago. I feel quite sorry because he is a very talented young player but cannot prepare together for this tournament.
Duy Manh and Phan Tuan Tai are still in the injury recovery phase, but the condition is progressing very well and will return soon.
The Korean strategist emphasized that if the Vietnamese team manages the fitness issue well at this time, as well as tactical and psychological issues when going to Korea, the whole team can completely compete with the highest competitiveness at the ASEAN Cup 2026.
This time, naturalized players as well as local players have gathered, including Patrik Le Giang and Tai Loc (Geovane). I see that those players are integrating very well. Their joining helps the team become much stronger than before.
We need to see how quickly they can adapt and find a combination between them and their current players to prepare for the upcoming ASEAN Cup," Mr. Kim said.
Regarding the competition in the Vietnamese national team, coach Kim Sang Sik affirmed: "Players like Quang Kiet, Ngoc My, Viet Cuong, Nhat Minh... are young factors. Over the past time, I have observed them a lot in the V.League and see that they are in very good form.
I want to call them up to the national team to directly check. If they make progress through that, I expect they can completely play well. Currently, I am still closely monitoring this process.
Speaking about the assistant team, Mr. Kim highly appreciated the Korean colleagues: "In previous tournaments, goalkeeper coach Lee Woon Jae supported the team in set pieces and defense. With the data that we have worked with each other over the past time, we will continue to promote it in the upcoming tournament.
As for assistant Kim Do Heon, he has experience playing as a player, especially having played football in the English Premier League. When working as a coach, Mr. Kim used to be an assistant as well as a captain in the K.League.
With that experience, assistant Kim will help the development of Vietnamese football a lot. In particular, Mr. Kim used to play in the midfielder position, and can help many players in the attack such as Quang Hai, Hoang Duc".
Regarding the upcoming training plan, especially the training trip in Korea, Mr. Kim Sang-sik said: "Over the past time, the Vietnamese team has focused on improving fitness. In the upcoming training trip in Korea, we will practice tactics. In the training trip in Korea, we have 3 friendly matches, thereby finding the best solutions, improving all aspects for the players.
In the V.League, I went to watch many matches. I appreciate the young players. They are developing well. In this gathering, we want to find new factors that can compete in the national team".
