Finding the 14 most suitable players
Right after the 3-0 victory over the Hong Kong women's team (China) at the AVC Nations Cup 2025 International Women's Volleyball Tournament in Dong Anh (Hanoi), coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet briefly discussed that some of the players he put on the field still need more confidence to achieve the best performance.
This year is the first time the Vietnam Women's Volleyball Federation has approved the proposal of coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet to train 20 players for the Vietnam Women's Volleyball Team. Previously, the number of players trained through each stage was usually a maximum of 18 people. Even at some specific times in 2023 and 2024, the squad will be limited to 14 players.
The question has been raised many times by experts that in addition to the core hitter group that has regularly gathered for the Vietnam Women's Volleyball Team for nearly 3 years, will the new players when promoted be able to win an official position?
In fact, the Vietnam Women's Volleyball Team always changes its strength through each training period. Faces such as Ly Thi Luyen, Tran Tu Linh, Doan Thi Xuan, Nguyen Thi Kim Lien, Dinh Thi Tra Giang, Pham Thi Nguyet Anh, Le Thi Yen have not been focused on the national team this year. In their place, the new players in the 2025 team include Nguyen Thi Phuong, Nguyen Thi Uyen, Luu Thi Ly Ly Ly, Dang Thi Hong, Bui Thi Anh Thao...
Specific shaping playing style
The Vietnam women's volleyball team has kept the head coach, Mr. Nguyen Tuan Kiet, for the past 3 years. That shows that the Vietnam Department of Physical Education and Sports and the Vietnam Volleyball Federation believe in the professional stability and training methods, and game orientation that Mr. Kiet has built up to this point.
"We have to put the spiritual element at the highest level. That is, the players maintain their enthusiasm every time they play. Tactical factors are the basic thing that each coaching staff has implemented, but if the player does not have a fighting spirit, it will be very difficult to succeed - coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet once discussed. Sharing the same view, striker Tran Thi Thanh Thuy shared with the media right at the AVC Nations Cup 2025 International Women's Volleyball Tournament: "The coaching staff is building the best strategy for us. We always focus on competing and getting the best results.
The 2023 Asian Women's Club Championship, AVC Challenge Cup 2023 and 2024 (the predecessor of the AVC Nations Cup International Women's Volleyball Tournament), the 31st and 32nd runner-up at the SEA Games, 3rd place at the FIVB Challenge Cup 2024... are the results won by coach Nguyen Tuan Kiet and the Vietnam Women's Volleyball Team.
For experts, the Vietnam Women's Volleyball Team must definitely keep important players during training sessions because they are the core to implement the tactics built by Mr. Kiet, so the coaching staff does not risk completely changing.
