Before joining the Vietnam team to compete with the Malaysia team on June 10, Mr. Kim Sang-sik was able to impress local football experts.
The Korean strategist led the ASEAN All Stars to beat Man United 1-0 in a friendly match in Malaysia.
The Southeast Asian Star squad lacks many stars, only practicing less than 2 days before the match, but still has a memorable victory over Man United - a team with many stars such as Bruno, Garnacho...
New Straits Times commented on the team Southeast Asian stars played smoothly in both attack and defense to win resoundingly. This result further increases expectations for the Vietnam team, a team headed by Mr. Kim Sang-sik.
Football expert Zulakbal Abdul Karim emphasized that the Southeast Asian Stars team's victory over Man United was not a fluke.
He said: "Mr. Kim Sang-sik does not have the best players, but still helps the team choose to play as a team. That showed a lot of his tactical awareness.
It also pointed out that he worked with a large team of plowing and tightly analyzing data behind the scenes. In modern football, analysis plays a very important role and Kim Sang-sik clearly knows how to take advantage of that for his own benefit.
Coach Kim Sang-sik helped the Vietnamese team win the 2024 ASEAN Cup with an unbeaten record. He has skillfully built a Vietnamese team that plays disciplined, balanced and knows how to explode at the right time.
The Korean strategist is expected to help the Vietnamese team continue to maintain an unbeaten streak against the Malaysian team, when the two teams meet on June 10. Since the end of 2014, the Malaysian team has not won against the Vietnamese team.
While the Malaysian team continues to add naturalized players, the Vietnamese team's squad preparing for the upcoming match does not have too many disruptions compared to the 2024 ASEAN Cup. This makes the Malaysian team even more hesitant.
"We have very little updated information about the preparation process of the Vietnam team. Obviously, Mr. Kim Sang-sik is still trying to keep the squad a secret.
The Vietnam team is well coached and is unlikely to be defeated, but the Malaysia team is also actively practicing, Mr. Zulakbal Abdul Karim added.
