On the morning of August 13, coach Kim Sang-sik had to find an alternative plan after Nguyen Thai Son could not gather with the Vietnam U22 team.
The midfielder of Thanh Hoa club is entering an important training period, when the Thanh Hoa team will compete in the Southeast Asian Club Cup next week. On August 31, they continued to play the National Super Cup match against Nam Dinh.
Thai Son is a rare player absent from this gathering because most teams still have 1 month to prepare for the new season. Another team participating in the Southeast Asia Cup, Hanoi Police Club, also has no players.
The gathering of U22 Vietnam takes place from August 13 to August 17 with the purpose of assessing the capacity and preliminary screening of players aged 22. Coach Kim Sang-sik wants to review and proactively prepare. for the 2026 Asian U23 qualifiers and SEA Games 33.
The Korean military leader gave opportunities to a series of new names such as Nguyen Gia Bao, Nguyen Bao Long, Quach Quang Huy or Trinh Long Vu (PVF).
Goalkeeper Pham Dinh Hai also has the opportunity to test himself at a higher level. However, even Van Cuong, Hong Phuc, Thanh Nhan, Dinh Bac or Quoc Viet all had to pass rigorous tests.
Because this is a short training session, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has prepared additional plans so that young players can continue training seamlessly. Names 20 years old and younger will practice with U20 Vietnam, preparing for the 2025 U20 Asian qualifiers.
At the end of August, U22 Vietnam continued to gather again but limited players 21 years old or younger. The team participated in the international friendly tournament with host opponents China, Uzbekistan and Malaysia.
