Opportunity for Xuan Manh to return to the national team
(Baonghean.vn) - Both Trong Hoang and Dinh Trong were banned from playing in the match against Malaysia in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Asia on March 31. This is an opportunity for Xuan Manh to return to the national team after a long period of injury.
Coach Park's next task and the national team's task is to win the away match in Malaysia on March 31 in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Asia.
Currently, Vietnam is leading with 11 points, followed by Malaysia (9 points), Thailand (8), UAE (6) and Indonesia (0), so the match with Malaysia is decisive for the top position in Group G.
The role of Trong Hoang
Dinh Trong's ban from playing does not affect the team too much because if he were not banned, this player would not have been able to start in the team's 3-man defense. The trio Duy Manh, Que Ngoc Hai and Tien Dung are gaining the trust of the Korean coach, covering each other closely.
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| Trong Hoang was suspended when the Vietnamese team played Malaysia again. Photo: Archive |
As the player with the longest playing time in the national team, Hoang “cow”’s class is recognized. In addition, Trong Hoang has a good physical foundation, plays intelligently, and has the best crosses of any Vietnamese midfielder today.
The most important thing is that Trong Hoang can play as a ving-back in a 3-defender formation or as a right midfielder or right-back when the coach wants to switch to a 4-defender formation. With Hoang, Mr. Park can change the playing strategy without having to use substitutions.
Substitute
Currently, Mr. Park still has 3 other options: Vu Van Thanh (HAGL), Duc Huy (Hanoi) and Xuan Manh (SLNA). Of which, Van Thanh and Xuan Manh are wingers, Duc Huy is a central midfielder but sometimes coach Chu Dinh Nghiem still uses this player to replace Van Kien on the right wing.
Van Thanh is the player who is most suited to the ving-back position, but the physical strength of this HAGL player is not as good as Duc Huy and Xuan Manh. If we need to attack, the HAGL player clearly has the advantage, but if we need to be solid in defense, Duc Huy and Xuan Manh have a better chance.
In fact, Mr. Park can still call Ho Tan Tai to the national team, but perhaps this player's chances of playing in the starting lineup are not many. What this player showed at SEA Games 30 shows that being on the bench is also too good.
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| If he scores well and locks down his teammate Quang Hai on the national team, Xuan Manh has a good chance of being on the team and starting the match against Malaysia. Photo SLFC |
Thus, the first 5 matches of V.League 2020 will be an opportunity to show off his ability in front of Mr. Park Hang-seo. The matches against Saigon, B.Binh Duong, SHB.Da Nang, Thanh Hoa will be important steps for Xuan Manh to gain points against the Korean coach. These are not strong opponents for SLNA and Xuan Manh to show their abilities, when needed, Coach Quang Truong will switch wings so that Van Duc can move to the right wing with Xuan Manh.
Xuan Manh's big challenge will be facing Van Dung and Quang Hai at Hang Day Stadium on February 19, 2020. If he scores well and locks down his teammate Quang Hai on the national team, Xuan Manh will have a great chance of being on the team and starting the match against Malaysia.
Obviously, among the three names Xuan Manh, Van Thanh, Duc Huy, Xuan Manh and Van Thanh have a greater chance than Duc Huy. Among the three players, Xuan Manh is the one who was assigned by the club coach to play in the position that Mr. Park is interested in. The technical foundation of both Xuan Manh and Van Thanh has been confirmed to be quite good, and they are tough in confrontations. The problem is whether Xuan Manh can seize the opportunity to score points at the beginning of the season or not?
