Evaluating two "new recruits" of U-23 Vietnam

In this training session of U23 Vietnam, Coach Hoang Van Phuc only added two new faces and both are in the defense. However, they are the faces that can become the hope of U23 Vietnam in the near future.

The first prominent face to mention is SLNA’s central defender Que Ngoc Hai. This 20-year-old player has just had an extremely impressive season in SLNA’s shirt. In the first leg of V-League 2013, Ngoc Hai was not an important player in the defense. He mainly came on the field from the bench.

Center back Ngoc Hai in SLNA shirt

However, since the match with SHB.DN in round 11, Ngoc Hai has become the number 1 choice ofCoach Huu Thangin SLNA's defense system. He was constantly in the starting lineup and played the full 90 minutes in 9 consecutive matches. During this time, Ngoc Hai surprised experts and fans with his ability.

Ngoc Hai's strengths are his ability to defend high balls, intercept and cover well. Coach Huu Thang himself predicted that in the near future, Ngoc Hai will be one of the top central defenders of Vietnamese football. Therefore, Ngoc Hai's presence in the squad ofU23 Vietnamwill help coach Hoang Van Phuc solve the problem of preventing high balls, which is not the strong point of teammates playing in the same position like Thanh Hao or Manh Hung.

The last new face is right-back Sam Ngoc Duc of HN.T&T, the team that just won the 2013 V-League championship. Compared to Ngoc Hai, Ngoc Duc does not have many opportunities to play for his club. All season, Ngoc Duc only played 9 times for HN.T&T and most of them were from the bench.

However, in the last 4 matches of HN.T&T, when Quoc Long was suspended, Ngoc Duc took over perfectly. Notably, the 0-0 draw of HN.T&T on SLNA field had a great contribution from Ngoc Duc. He played with enthusiasm and fought well against the fiery style of the opponent. Notably, HN.T&T were undefeated in the 4 matches that Ngoc Duc participated in (won 2, drew 2). This was also the basis for coach Hoang Van Phuc to call Ngoc Duc up to the national team. Ngoc Duc's presence will certainly help the right wing of U23 Vietnam to be more solid.

According to Bongdaplus - DT