Bui Tien Dung carries injured teammate off the training ground
Injured during the speed test of the Vietnam Olympic team on the afternoon of July 28, Nguyen Phong Hong Duy had to rely on his teammate's goalkeeper when leaving the field.
The training session on the afternoon of July 28 was prioritized by the U23 Vietnam coaching staff to test the players' physical strength and speed.
Each player was given a watch and device by the coaching staff to collect speed and heart rate parameters before starting the test.
The coaching staff arranged the physical fitness test according to levels. Each level consisted of running eight 20-meter sprints in 10 seconds, resting for 10 seconds, and then running again. The athletes were divided into two groups to perform the test.
At the end of the training session, group 1 ran to level 17, group 2 ran to level 20.
Before that, the players were tested for speed with a short sprint.
Xuan Truong, who played in Korea for two years, is no stranger to these types of tests.
The Vietnam Olympic team is currently gathering at the PVF Center in Hung Yen with 30 players to prepare for the 2018 Asian Games starting in mid-August. Striker Nguyen Anh Duc (pictured) is one of four players over 23 years old called up by coach Park Hang-seo for this campaign.
The players all tried their best to complete the test, because they understood that the competition between positions was fierce.
After participating in the four-team tournament at My Dinh from August 3 to August 7, Coach Park Hang-seo will eliminate 10 players, narrowing down the list to 20 names to go to Indonesia to attend the Asiad.
The results of each player's speed and heart rate are carefully recorded by the coaching staff. Based on that, Coach Park Hang-seo and his colleagues will develop a training plan for the whole team in the next phase.
This afternoon's practice session had a small incident when Nguyen Phong Hong Duy was injured while performing the sprint test.
The HAGL midfielder appeared to have a problem with his hamstring. He had to sit out and was unable to complete the rest of the test.
When practice ended, not wanting his teammate to get hurt more, goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung volunteered to carry Hong Duy off the field.
Nhan Dat
Image:Giang Huy
