Malaysia coach: 'We will beat Vietnam to enter the semi-finals soon'

"Vietnam belongs to the strongest group in Southeast Asia. But they also have strengths and weaknesses. I have these details. But I only share them with my players and coaching staff, not with my coaching staff. it's convenient to say it here," Kim said at a press conference in My Dinh, Hanoi.

Mr. Kim, 53 years old from Korea, has just assumed the position of coach of Malaysia from the beginning of 2022. Up to tomorrow, he has played 14 matches with Malaysia, of which won 10, drew 2 and lost 2. .

In the last two matches, Mr. Kim's army won Myanmar 1-0 and then Laos 5-0 to rise to the top of Group B AFF Cup 2022. If there are three more points at My Dinh Stadium tomorrow, coach Kim Pan's army. -gon will win tickets to the semi-finals one round early.

"Vietnam have been playing too well recently. They are also experienced and have just gone through big matches in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. However, we are not afraid of anything. Malaysia is confident and will play a strong match today. tomorrow", the Korean leader emphasized.

Compared to Vietnam - the team just played one match from December 21, Malaysia got two days less when it had just played the second match, beating Laos 5-0 on December 24. Mr. Kim's teachers and students were present in Hanoi from noon to December 25, then went to the training ground in the evening to get used to the weather conditions in the competition time frame.

"At the moment, we only focus on helping the players recover. The weather in Hanoi is significantly colder than in Kuala Lumpur, but I don't think it will affect the preparation much. Malaysia is very confident, and ready to play tomorrow," the Korean leader added.

At the AFF Cup 2022, Malaysia did not have the strongest force, because Johor Darul Ta'zim Club refused to release some pillars. In the tournament, in the opening match, they lost Khuzaimi Pee - the number one central defender who had to take a break for about 3 weeks due to injury. However, coach Kim believes that the current team, with some players naturalized, or born and raised in Australia or Europe such as Stuart Wilkin, Darren Lok, Brendan Gan, Sergio Augero..., is still guaranteed. quality.

Kim Pan-gon is the third Korean coach to lead the Southeast Asian teams, after two compatriots Park Hang-seo who is holding the Vietnam team and Shin Tae-yong of Indonesia. He was eager to face Coach Park at My Dinh tomorrow.

"I remember playing coach Park's team when I was in Korea. We also met a lot in real life. Coach Park is more experienced than me and a respectable person. I respect him very much, so I will try my best. when it comes to the match tomorrow. I want Malaysia to win to win tickets to the semi-finals," Kim added.