Nghe An players dominate?
(Baonghean) - After the upcoming 17th round, V.League will take a break for the national team to focus and prepare for the friendly match that will take place in mid-June. Many players are eager to see if their names are on the list, because under the "reign" of the Japanese coach, the national team will have "revolutionary" changes. According to General Secretary Le Hoai Anh, SLNA and B.Binh Duong are the two teams with the largest number of proposed players.
In mid-May, Mr. Toghiya Muira, the new head coach of the Vietnam national team, returned to Vietnam and officially started working. The Japanese coach was given a list of proposed players by the VFF and in the 16th round, he attended some important matches to verify. However, as stated by Coach Toghiya Muira himself, he needs time and at this time, he cannot comment on any individual player. Thus, it can be understood that over 90% of the players proposed by the VFF will be on the list of players called up to the national team in the near future.
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A place in the national team is a worthy reward for Phi Son. |
Although the VFF's proposed list has not been announced, through the disclosure of relevant people, the composition of the national team has been more or less revealed. Accordingly, SLNA and B.Binh Duong are the two teams with the largest number of proposed players. For the team from Thu Dau Mot, that is completely deserved, because they are in good form and in this team, many stars are shining.
As for SLNA, according to General Secretary Le Hoai Anh, although they are having a poor performance, they are a team with good domestic players. Since the beginning of the season, many domestic players of the Nghe An team have had to shoulder the gap left by foreign players. As a team that systematically trains young players, it is not difficult to understand that SLNA owns quality domestic players.
According to verified information, players Cong Vinh, Manh Hung, Phi Son, and Hoang Thinh are on the proposed list. In the match that Mr. Toghiya Muira attended at Vinh Stadium, except for Manh Hung who was on the bench, the remaining 3 players all started and played well. In particular, with an extremely classy goal, Phi Son also left a special impression on the Japanese coach. In addition, with the excellence of Ngoc Hai, Dinh Hoang, and Nguyen Manh, it is not out of the question that coach Toghiya Muira will call up additional SLNA players for the upcoming training session.
Only Phi Son is “not familiar” with the national team, the remaining players Cong Vinh, Manh Hung and Hoang Thinh are all regulars in previous training sessions. Even in the previous schemes of Coach Phan Thanh Hung or Hoang Van Phuc, Nghe An players were always the backbone of the national team.
For B.Binh Duong, the three new players transferred from SLNA, Van Hoan, Trong Hoang, and Van Binh, are confirmed to be on the proposed list. In addition, the central defender who is currently considered the most stable player in Vietnam, Dinh Luat, is the first to be named.
Dinh Luat has just returned from the Asian All-Star Team and is almost certain to be present in the upcoming training session. With the trio of players born in 1989 from Nghe An, their recent form has also been very stable. In addition to helping B.Binh Duong go far, Trong Hoang, Van Binh, and Van Hoan, at the peak of their careers, also want to contribute their efforts to the national team.
Thus, roughly in SLNA and B.Binh Duong, nearly 10 Nghe An players have been named, not to mention in some other teams, Nghe An players have also made their mark and are completely capable of being called up to the national team this time. According to the plan, right after round 17, coach Toghiya Muira will officially announce the list of national team players.
The Japanese coach will have about 3 weeks to work with the players, including an international friendly match scheduled to take place in mid-June. According to the new head coach of the Vietnam national team, everything has just begun, this is only the first training list. From now until the opening of the AFF Cup 2014 is still a long time and there are still many opportunities for other players.
Vinh Liem