After a 3.5-hour flight from Noi Bai Airport (Hanoi), the Vietnamese team arrived in Busan at 6:30 a.m. local time. After completing immigration procedures, the team went to Gyeongju - the 10-day training location in Korea, located more than an hour away from Busan by bus.
The time when coach Kim Sang-sik and his team arrived at Gimhae International Airport was also the peak time for flights to Busan. Therefore, the whole team spent a lot of time going through immigration procedures and collecting luggage as well as medical equipment and training.
However, before that, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) had carried out good advance work and closely coordinated with the service provider in Korea, so everything went smoothly.
The whole team quickly settled into their accommodation at the Kensington Resort Hotel, taking the opportunity to rest and recover their health in preparation for the first training session, which took place at 4:00 p.m. the same day.
Currently, Korea is starting to enter winter. Although it is sunny, the weather is still quite cold. This is also in the calculation of the coaching staff to ensure the highest efficiency for the training plan.
Accordingly, in the morning, the temperature is low, the team mainly trains on artificial turf in a covered gym. In the afternoon, the team will strengthen their techniques and tactics on natural grass, located about 15 minutes by bus from the hotel.
According to the plan, during the training period in Korea, the Vietnamese team will have 3 practice matches with the "blue team" arranged in order of increasing difficulty to serve the expertise of the coaching staff.
In the first warm-up match, the team will meet Ulsan Citizen of K.League 3. In the next two matches, the team will meet Deagu FC and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC, who are playing in K.League 1.
These are also two "testing materials" that are highly appreciated by coach Kim Sang-sik and will help the team have quality tests to perfect the squad and playing style before entering the competition at the AFF Cup 2024.
