Singaporean football legend admires and is jealous of the excellent Vietnam national team.
"Nightmare" Tiger Cup 1998 - Singapore football legend, Sasi Kumar admitted to being jealous of Vietnamese football after the success of Park Hang-seo and his team over the past year.
Vietnam won the AFF Cup 2018 after 10 years of waiting and made a big splash at the Asian Cup 2019 with a ticket to the quarter-finals. Before that, the U23 Vietnam team had achieved great success at the U23 Asian Cup and the 2018 Asian Games.
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| Sasi Kumar. Photo: Zing.vn |
Witnessing the continuous successes of Vietnamese football, former Singaporean player Sasi Kumar confided that he admired and envied the reigning Southeast Asian champions.
“Your team is very strong, plays effective football, and has many quality players. With that foundation, they deserve to have achieved noble achievements in recent times.
I also see that the Vietnam team has a good coach who has succeeded in inspiring his players. He understands his players very well and helps them become a unified unit.
The coach's philosophy is also very clear. More importantly, the players under Park Hang-seo understand very well what the Korean coach conveys. When Park Hang-seo calls the team, the players know very clearly what the coach wants to do. Both sides also completely understand each other.
Another point is that the Vietnamese team now has many excellent players who know how to shine in decisive moments. With such people, your team would already be champions. I am really jealous of the Vietnamese team. Jealousy here does not mean envy or negative.
I always consider Vietnam as my second favorite team, after Singapore. I am jealous because your team is so excellent, a model for Singapore to follow. The proof is that the Vietnam team has played well in Southeast Asia and the Asian Cup recently," Sasi Kumar commented in an interview on Zing.
Sasi Kumar is no stranger to Vietnamese football. This former defender was the one who scored the goal with his back to help Singapore beat Vietnam in the final of Tiger Cup 98.
Commenting on the current and past Vietnam national team, Sasi Kumar said that the current Vietnam national team plays more technically, has more outstanding individuals, is more united and especially does not often make mistakes in defense like the Vietnam national team that this former defender once faced.
