Today (9.8), the second leg SEA V.League 2024 will take place in Nakhon Ratchasima (Thailand). In the first leg, the home team has shown their strength and high level of each player to win the championship. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team lost 2-3 to Thailand in the final round and finished as runners-up.
Journalist Nguyễn Lưu's assessment: "The Vietnamese women's volleyball team has made significant progress in both individual positions and coaching work, especially from 2023 to the present. Currently, we have an excellent player, Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền. She is the team's core and plays a very important role in the team's gameplay."
Earlier, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team had many encounters with Thailand but only won 1 set. In the recent first leg, the team led by coach Nguyễn Tuấn Kiệt won 2 sets and lost 2 points in the decisive set 5. This is a very commendable thing."
In the second leg, Bích Tuyền and her teammates are still highly evaluated, only after the host Thailand. However, when playing on Thai soil, the pressure on the Vietnamese girls is very large. In fact, in the land of the Golden Temple, each match of the national women's volleyball team is like a festival, and their players are stars.
Coach Nguyễn Tuấn Kiệt also confirmed: "The goal of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team is to try to enter the final. Vietnamese players want to mature and must overcome the mental pressure when playing in front of the enthusiastic cheering from Thai fans."
Journalist Nguyễn Lưu also confirmed that the pressure on the Vietnamese women's volleyball team will be very large. In addition, the students of coach Nguyễn Tuấn Kiệt must be very careful because the remaining opponents, not just Thailand's team.
"We cannot be complacent. In the first leg, Thailand did not have the best lineup. In the return leg, they have strengthened one of the excellent stars, Wipawee Srithong. Srithong will replace Kuttika Kaewpin, a name that was not highly valued in the first leg. Notably, Srithong was once a teammate of Bích Tuyền at LPB Ninh Bình in the 2023 season, so this player is certainly aware of the strength of the Vietnamese team's captain.
The other opponents also have a lot of diversity and surprises in the lineup. For example, the Philippines were very weak a year ago but in the recent leg, this team won Vietnam 1 set. They have excellent players like setter Alyssa Solomon (number 14) and spiker Sisi Rondina (number 18). This is a very dangerous duo, so the Vietnamese women's volleyball team must be very careful," journalist Nguyễn Lưu emphasized.
In addition, journalist Nguyễn Lưu also believes that team captain Bích Tuyền may face a lot of pressure when playing on Thai soil. She needs to overcome her own mental barriers, and the Vietnamese women's volleyball team must play in unity, encourage each other, especially the 2000-born player, to achieve the best results.
The Vietnamese women's volleyball team will have their opening match in the second leg against Indonesia at 15:00 today (9.8).
