Former player Duong Hong Son believes in Nguyen Manh's ability to start in the King's Cup final
(Baonghean.vn) - The goalkeeper who won the Vietnamese Golden Ball believes that coach Park Hang-seo will put the reserve players from the previous match on the field, especially when the Vietnamese team has completed the goal of defeating Thailand.
Sharing with Nghe An Newspaper, former goalkeeper Duong Hong Son predicted: “In my opinion, in the match against Curacao Team, Mr. Park will use Nguyen Manh from the start. After all, King's Cup 2019 is just a friendly tournament, the most important goal of the participating teams is to compete, test the lineup and tactics.
Therefore, there is no reason why Mr. Park would not put the reserve players on the field, especially when the Vietnamese team has completed the goal of defeating the Thai team."
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Duong Hong Son (far right) is currently the head coach of the Hanoi Youth Second Division football team. Photo courtesy |
Former goalkeeper Duong Hong Son's prediction is well-founded, because before leaving for Thailand, coach Park Hang-seo admitted: "I agreed to participate in the King's Cup, but to be honest, I realized the mistake. We have to travel more instead of just going to Bangkok. Accepting the invitation to play in Thailand was my mistake. It affects the health and fitness of the players."
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Nguyen Manh is in good form at V.League 2019 in SLNA club shirt. Photo: Archive |