What formation will coach Kim Sang-sik use for the Vietnam team in the match against the Philippines?
The new head coach of the Vietnam National Team is someone who uses a variety of tactical formations. Therefore, the tactics used in coach Kim Sang-sik's debut match are still a mystery.
Before becoming head coachVietnam National Team, coach Kim Sang-sik has a similar job at Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Club. In 108 matches leading the traditional Korean team, this 47-year-old coach used 10 different tactical formations to bring 63 wins, 25 draws and 20 losses.
Among them, the tactic that coach Kim Sang-sik likes the most is the 4-2-3-1 formation. With this formation, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors has a winning rate of up to 69% (24 wins, 8 draws and only 3 losses). And it is also this tactical formation that helped coach Kim Sang-sik win the K.League championship in the 2021 season.
If the 4-2-3-1 formation is used, this will be a clear change for the Vietnam National Team under coach Kim Sang-sik. Because, in recent years, our team has often used a 3-center-back formation.
Using the 4-2-3-1 formation, coach Kim Sang-sik will build a ball control style of play with short and medium-range passing situations. This tactic will be very suitable when the Vietnamese team faces teams that are rated lower. And the Philippines team will be a suitable opponent for the Korean coach to test.
In addition, the 4-2-3-1 tactical formation can also flexibly switch to 4-3-3 or 4-1-4-1 when necessary. In which, the 4-3-3 formation is the formation applied in case the Vietnam team wants to increase pressure to find goals. Meanwhile, the 4-1-4-1 formation is the formation that will help the yellow star warriors ensure to protect the results.
If the Vietnamese team still uses a 3-center-back formation, the Korean coach will tend to use a 3-4-3 or 3-5-2 formation. These two tactical formations have brought coach Kim Sang-sik a winning rate of 64%. However, both of these formations were used quite little during the time the 47-year-old coach worked at Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
Specifically, in 108 times leading Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors,Coach Kim Sang-sikused the 3-4-3 formation 6 times and the 3-5-2 formation 5 times. Therefore, it can be seen that these are not the favorite formations of the new head coach of the Vietnam National Team.
After a period of unsuccessful performance by the Vietnam National Team under coach Philippe Troussier, domestic fans are waiting for revolutions from new coach Kim Sang-sik.
Hopefully, with his coaching talent demonstrated at Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, this 47-year-old coach will help the Golden Star Warriors regain their inherent position in the region./.
