Cong Phuong breaks scoring record: Progress thanks to coach Park Hang Seo?
With 11 goals, although V-League 2018 has not ended yet, it is enough to help Cong Phuong personally have a more successful season than expected. To have this, the striker from Nghe An must clearly thank Coach Park Hang Seo...
Boom...
After returning from Asiad, HAGL's performance was really alarming when they received 3 consecutive defeats in V-League with very heavy scores, but Cong Phuong alone showed a completely different face compared to the rest of the team.
3 goals in 2 matches against Ho Chi Minh City FC and Hanoi FC helped this striker join the group of the best strikers in V-League until the end of round 23 with a total of 11 goals. And compared to domestic strikers, Cong Phuong only lost to Tien Linh by only one goal.
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| Cong Phuong has been in very good form since returning from Asiad. |
The number of goals scored by Cong Phuong is almost equal to the previous 2 seasons of the striker currently playing for HAGL combined, and if counting the 4 goals scored in the National Cup, Coach Park Hang Seo's favorite student has surpassed "himself" with 15 goals in total.
With his current form, in the remaining 3 matches of V-League, Cong Phuong will most likely continue to set his own record, especially when the defenses in front of him like Nam Dinh, Hai Phong or Binh Duong are not too excellent...
because of changes from coach Park Hang Seo
Cong Phuong has always been considered one of the few excellent strikers, as well as the most expected in Vietnam in the past few years with many "rare" goals in top football.
However, to maintain high performance as well as the responsibility of a striker to score goals, Cong Phuong has never shown this, when there were many times when his performance really disappointed everyone.
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| But I have to thank Cong Phuong for his change... |
But at this time it is different, Cong Phuong has completely transformed after returning from Asiad with a high scoring efficiency and at the same time has a really impressive form when playing football completely different from before. No one sees the HAGL striker playing "alone" in the attack with many dribbles that are a bit... excessive, or finishing for the sake of it.
Cong Phuong now moves more, asks for the ball and is also more willing to pass the ball to his teammates regardless of who it is, from "familiar" Van Toan, Minh Vuong to his junior Van Anh. You can see it by looking at the situations where he is ready to drop very deep or move out to the sideline to get the ball before passing it inside for his teammates to finish.
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| the torchbearer Park Hang Seo |
Looking at Cong Phuong playing football at this time, in addition to the responsibility of the captain's armband, people also see similarities to when this striker joined the national team, or wore the U23 Vietnam shirt under coach Park Hang Seo. There is clearly a more effective, simpler performance in the ball - things that the Korean coach always demands of Cong Phuong every time he joins the national team.
And more importantly, in the matches after returning from the national team, everyone saw Cong Phuong playing with a new enthusiasm. Just looking at the way the captain of HAGL continuously reminded and encouraged his teammates on the field when the home team was behind is enough to see.
No one is sure whether Cong Phuong has changed or just temporarily changed, but the recent matches this striker has been really good enough to be praised, regardless of HAGL's achievements... which are very bad!
