Vietnam national team list without Song Lam Nghe An players
Coach Kim Sang-sik has announced a list of 30 players called up to the Vietnam national team to prepare for the 2024 Southeast Asian Championship - ASEAN Cup. Notably, this list does not include any players from Song Lam Nghe An Club.
On the afternoon of November 18, coach Kim Sang-sik announced the list of 30 players called up to the Vietnam national team, preparing for the Southeast Asian Championship - ASEAN Cup 2024. Basically, most of the selected faces have participated in the team's gatherings under the leadership of coach Kim Sang-sik from June 2024 until now.
This is also understandable because the Korean coach is in the process of developing the team's playing style based on a stable foundation of personnel, with experienced players combined with some excellent young players.
This list also marks some notable returns such as goalkeeper Nguyen Dinh Trieu, defender Do Duy Manh, Bui Tien Dung, midfielder Nguyen Hai Long, Phan Van Duc, striker Pham Tuan Hai...
In addition, coach Kim Sang Sik also gave two new players the opportunity to wear the national team jersey for the first time, midfielder Tran Bao Toan (LPBank HAGL Club) and midfielder Doan Ngoc Tan (Dong A Thanh Hoa Club). Tran Bao Toan is known as a familiar face in the national youth teams, while Doan Ngoc Tan has never worn the national team jersey, even at the youth team level.
In this gathering list, Song Lam Nghe An Club did not contribute any names. The Nghe An team is going through a difficult period, when there are many young players in the squad. In previous gatherings, young goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet was still called up by the Korean coach, however, when entering the preparation stage for the official tournament, goalkeeper Van Viet was not on the list.
The most regrettable absence is probably that of striker Nguyen Cong Phuong, a striker from Nghe An who is in good form in the first division. He continuously scores and assists, thereby helping Binh Phuoc Club achieve good results in recent matches.
Another unfortunate case is that of central defender Que Ngoc Hai. Recently, Que Ngoc Hai has not been in the best physical condition, leading to his inability to demonstrate a performance that can convince the Korean coach. Similarly, in the case of Do Hung Dung, the issue of age has become a barrier that makes it difficult for him to achieve the highest performance as expected.
According to the plan, the Vietnamese team will gather again on November 21 in Hanoi, then move to Korea for training from November 23 to December 3. Not gathering during the FIFA Days in November is a plan that was agreed upon by VFF and head coach Kim Sang Sik very early. This is to help the domestic tournament schedule run smoothly and the team also has more time to prepare for the most important tournament of the year.
After returning from the training trip to Korea, the team will be reinforced by players from Nam Dinh club. At this time, Thanh Nam team has just finished the last match in the group stage of AFC Champions League Two 2024/25.
Before the away match against Laos on December 9, coach Kim Sang Sik will finalize the official list of 26 players./.
