VTV commentator continuously mentions Phan Van Duc's name (SLNA)

It is no coincidence that Phan Van Duc (born in 1996) has won the trust of coach Park Hang Seo. Although he joined the team the latest compared to all his teammates in the U23 Vietnam team to prepare for the U23 Asian Cup. Previously, the SLNA midfielder scored 4 goals, assisted 2 times in the V.League and scored 4 goals to help his team win the 2017 National Cup.

In addition, the performance of former U19 Vietnam striker Phan Van Duc at the National U21 Finals caught the attention of the Korean coach. In this tournament, although he only played 2 matches, Phan Van Duc was the top scorer of the tournament with 3 goals scored.

Striker Phan Van Duc in SLNA shirt. Photo: Trung Ha

In the 83rd minute of the opening match against U23 Korea, a rather unfamiliar player was sent onto the field by coach Park Hang Seo. Phan Van Duc, although impressing SLNA fans in the 2018 season, is an unfamiliar face to many people following U23 Vietnam's journey at the AFC U23 Championship.

In that match, when there was nothing left to lose in the last 20 minutes of the match, Mr. Park continuously sent two attacking players onto the field, converting the defensive 5-4-1 formation to 4-4-2 to find an equalizer against U23 Korea.

In the match against U23 Australia, the SLNA player entered the field in the 71st minute to replace Cong Phuong. At that time, U23 Vietnam was leading U23 Australia 1-0. Coach Park Hang Seo arranged for him to operate on the left wing of the home team, ready for counterattacks and at the same time support Doan Van Hau in defense.

And the player from Yen Thanh did his job very well, contributing greatly to helping his team create a solid defense.

Heat map reflects Phan Van Duc's area of ​​activity in the match against U23 Australia. Photo: AFC

Statistics show that Phan Van Duc played 26 minutes after 2 matches, successfully completed 8/14 passes, including one situation that opened up an opportunity for his teammates and 1 successful interception.

In the 77th minute, a sharp counterattack by U23 Vietnam from the left wing was almost converted into a goal by Van Toan after a delicate pass from the SLNA striker.

The video shows that the midfielder born in 1996 almost did not allow Australia's Trent Buhagiar and Keanu Baccucs to break through to cross or pass into the penalty area. This helped the defenders of U23 Vietnam reduce a lot of pressure from high balls, which is the strength of U23 Australia./.