If there are no last-minute surprises, VFF will sign a contract with Korean coach Kim Sang Sik to lead the Vietnamese team for the next 2 years.
According to sources of Dan tri, if everything goes well, VFF will announce the head coach on May 3. This also means that VFF’s search for a captain to replace Mr. Troussier is almost complete, and the two sides will finalize the final terms of the contract before the launch ceremony next week.
Previously, Korean media revealed that VFF and coach Kim Sang Sik reached an agreement to sign a 2-year contract. The coach born in 1976 will go to Vietnam this weekend, before officially debuting as head coach of the Vietnam national team.
VFF signing the contract at this time is also in time to prepare for the last two matches of the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia, with Iraq (June 6, home) and the Philippines (June 11). , away). Although the Vietnamese team’s chances of continuing are almost gone, VFF hopes Quang Hai and his teammates have a good performance under the new coach.
Coach Kim Sang Sik is said to have reached an agreement with VFF (Photo: AFP).
The fact that the Vietnamese team can soon shape its personnel and playing style is also preparation for the AFF Cup campaign taking place later this year. After consecutive failures under coach Troussier, fans’ confidence is very low. Therefore, the Vietnamese team needs a title, or at least the final of the upcoming regional tournament.
With such goals, VFF’s choice of coach Kim Sang Sik is considered appropriate. This military leader was assessed by his predecessor Park Hang Seo as having high expertise, prestige and understanding of Vietnamese football. Mr. Kim himself, when deciding to run for the “hot seat” of the Vietnamese team, was also greatly influenced by his senior Park Hang Seo.
There is a coincidence between Coach Kim and Mr. Park in that both of them had never led any national team until they came to Vietnam to work. The two Korean coaches are also highly appreciated for their ability to inspire and are loved and respected by their players.
Besides, coach Kim Sang Sik is young so he can keep up with the trends of modern football. This coach has only quit about a year ago. Before that, coach Troussier had not led any national team for 10 years. When leading the Vietnamese team, this military leader was nearly 70 years old.
It is known that coach Kim Sang Sik has researched Vietnamese football very carefully in recent times. The 48-year-old military leader finds out why his predecessor Troussier failed. The reason may come from the fact that the Vietnamese team aims to participate in the World Cup but its strength is limited and it takes a lot of time to build the right force and playing style.
The Vietnamese team is determined to regain the trust of fans (Photo: Do Minh Quan).
As for VFF, one of the reasons why this organization targets coach Kim Sang Sik is because this coach has many similarities with Mr. Park Hang Seo. VFF even hopes that Coach Kim can become the second Park Hang Seo of Vietnamese football.
In addition, if signing a contract with coach Kim, VFF will likely not have to pay a large salary like his predecessor Troussier. Previously, Mr. Troussier received a salary of up to 1.5 billion VND/month, but his achievements did not meet the expectations of VFF and fans.
If he leads the Vietnamese team, coach Kim Sang Sik may only receive the same salary or slightly higher than the previous Mr. Park Hang Seo (more than 1.1 billion VND/month).
Thus, if there are no surprises, VFF will announce the identity of the head coach on May 3 and that person will be coach Kim Sang Sik. However, VFF also has option 2 and option 3 for the selection of head coach of the Vietnam team.
In addition to coach Kim Sang Sik of Korea, VFF is said to also target coach Mano Polking (former head coach of Thailand) and coach Akira Nishino (former head coach of Japan).
