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Coach Kim Sang-sik does something special at the Vietnam team's tactical training session

Hai Hoang • March 16, 2025 13:35

Coach Kim Sang-sik decided to open the tactical training session of the Vietnamese team at Go Dau Stadium for fans to watch. This is a rare move, as the team needs to ensure tactical secrecy before the friendly match with the Cambodian team.

On the morning of March 16, the Vietnam national team continued to practice on the secondary field of Go Dau Stadium, to prepare for the matches with Cambodia (March 19) and Laos (March 25). Photo: Hai Hoang

Under the scorching sun in Thu Dau Mot city, coach Kim Sang-sik appeared with extremely "cool" sunglasses. Photo: Hai Hoang

Crowds of fans stood outside the fence of the Go Dau stadium to watch the Vietnamese team practice under the scorching sun and temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius. Photo: Hai Hoang

Coach Kim Sang-sik decided to open the tactical training session of the Vietnam national team at Go Dau stadium for fans to watch, but requested that no filming be allowed to protect the tactics before the friendly match with the Cambodian national team. Photo: Hai Hoang

The Vietnamese national team's squad in the morning training session on March 16 still lacked goalkeeper Dinh Trieu due to injury, central defender Do Duy Manh and midfielder Nguyen Hai Long (asked to return to Hanoi to attend Hanoi FC's event). Photo: Hai Hoang

After about 20 minutes of warm-up exercises, the Vietnam team started to practice tactics. According to the records, the coaching staff had the Vietnamese players practice many corner kicks and set pieces. Photo: Hai Hoang

Midfielder Hoang Duc happily chatted with defender Van Thanh on the training ground. Photo: Hai Hoang

To make the players comfortable, coach Kim Sang-sik often plays "ghost" with his students. Photo: Hai Hoang

This is what creates closeness between him and his students. Photo: Hai Hoang

Midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai's expression after being "played difficult" by coach Kim Sang-sik. Photo: Hai Hoang

Also on the morning of March 16, the Go Dau stadium organizing committee organized direct ticket sales to fans in front of the A stand. Photo: Hai Hoang

A large number of fans came very early to watch the team practice and wait to buy tickets to watch the match between Vietnam and Cambodia. Photo: Hai Hoang

Hai Hoang