“Personnel framing” is what people say about the Vietnam National Team and the Vietnam U23 Team under coach Park Hang-seo. The factors that created the victory in Changzhou have accompanied the Korean coach at both levels, fought on many fronts and brought a period of success to Vietnamese football.
However, when this generation of players showed signs of decline, a little concern for the transition and the addition of young players that Mr. Park implemented was not enough. He stepped down when the halo was not yet extinguished, although in the final stage, the brightness of that halo had somewhat diminished.
Coach Philippe Troussier took over with a very clear understanding that he needed to have at least 60 players in hand so that the Vietnam National Team could develop in the transition period. Unfortunately, he did not have enough time because patience is a luxury, and expectations and illusions are abundant.
Mr. Kim Sang-sik continued, until now, nearly half a year, through a few matches, somewhere people saw a repetition in the personnel perspective like the Korean senior. That was not wrong at the beginning, when the choice was safety. However, when the playing style could not be clearly defined, it was easier to see that the narrowing of personnel made the team's performance bland, lacking a "way out".
Recently, the 47-year-old coach has called up a number of new players - including older ones - to watch matches of the First Division teams. Experts say that this is a positive move to learn about the "troops" and expand the list.
But the most important thing is that when finalizing the list, the team needs to become a collective of compatible, suitable pieces, from old to young, from experience to health, from old to new... The problem is, there must be a "shared desire", a common desire to "assert oneself", when the coach creates an environment where "anyone can be eliminated if not ready".
Everyone understands that Vietnamese football currently does not have many options, but if they do not do it, they will still be a team with a feeling of inferiority...
