On the road to the 2026 World Cup, Vietnamese media soha has provided a multi-dimensional analysis of the future of Vietnamese men's soccer. They firmly believe that the Vietnamese team needs to strive to be among the top 15 in Asia, trying to avoid the strongest teams such as China in the same group. For their own team, the Vietnamese media's comments seem fair and cautious. After all, the Chinese men's soccer team did not perform up to expectations in the qualifiers, and the regret of losing to Vietnam on the first day of the New Year is self-evident. However, this loss is more the bitter fruit of the away game, coupled with the frequent change of managers, tactical rehearsals and other multiple factors intertwined.
Since the 99-year-old coach Yankovic took charge of the national football team, the Chinese men's football team has a new look. He has not only put the team on the right track in terms of tactical layout, player selection, and style of play, but has also avoided the drawbacks of previous hasty coaching changes with his prudent coaching change strategy. In the 12 strong match, although the national football team lacks the home advantage, but Yankovic's coaching let the team in the away game to show the strength of not bad.
Jankovic is committed to building the framework of the national team, which coincides with the FA's push for rejuvenation. In the warm-up matches against Myanmar and Palestine, he boldly used young players such as Lin Liangming and Chen Pu, while there was no shortage of support from mid-career players such as Wu Lei and Ekson and other veterans. Jankovic has also tapped potential players from the domestic league to inject fresh blood into the national team.
In fact, the national soccer team had the opportunity to include more young players, but to make way for the Asian Games, the national soccer team continued to choose players aged 97 and 98. Jankovic's coaching has helped renew the national team by rationalizing the distribution of different age groups on the pitch. Back-to-back home wins for Palestine and Myanmar have added to the players' confidence.
In September, the national football team will have a warm-up match against Malaysia, and the opponents will pick their home ground from Europe or Africa, which not only reduces the long distance travel, but also improves the confidence of the players. Yankovic's coaching has led to a more robust development of the national team and a more scientific tactical arrangement. More home warm-up matches will provide the national football team with the opportunity to practice their tactics and show their real strength.
The Vietnamese media's evaluation of the Vietnamese men's football team is objective and fair. Currently, Vietnam is ranked 15th in Asia and 95th in the world. undeniably, the Vietnamese men's football team has made remarkable achievements in the development of young players and has become one of the competitive teams in Asia. However, at the national team level, the overall strength of the national soccer team is still above Vietnam. The Vietnamese media's concern about the two teams being in the same group is based more on the fact that the national football team is back on track after Jankovic's coaching. We expect the national soccer team to perform better in the future.
