The mark of Nghe An players in the National team

Trong Hoang, Ngoc Hai, Cong Phuong and Van Duc all started and made their mark in the match against Malaysia.

The match between the home team Vietnam and Malaysia left many emotions for the viewers. In terms of expertise, the technical indexes were all in favor of the away team Malaysia from the ball possession rate, the number of passes and the accurate passing rate. But the most important thing was the goal, which was on our team's side. The four boys from Nghe An, Ngoc Hai, Trong Hoang, Cong Phuong and Van Duc, contributed significantly to that overall achievement.

The mark of the warriors

When accepting the style of play that gives control of the ball to Malaysia, retreats deep into the home field, and suddenly attacks the space that appears behind the Malaysian defenders, the experience of Trong Hoang and Ngoc Hai is extremely important. Ngoc Hai must encourage his teammates not to huddle together and be confused when clearing the ball when Malaysia plays high pressing. Our players need to be bold in committing fouls and even playing dirty when necessary to avoid being pressured near the 16.5m area.

Cong Phuong's mark in the match against Malaysia was not only the accurate shot that opened the score for the Vietnamese team. Photo: Internet

In the 3-4-3 formation, Ngoc Hai plays on the left and covers Van Hau quite well. Unlike the image of Ngoc Hai often getting angry and arguing with the referee on the field, with the captain's armband on his arm, the SLNA player plays calmly and coldly, like a true leader of the team. When Malaysia does not have a true number 10, they advocate attacking the wings a lot, so it is understandable that Ngoc Hai and Trong Hoang have to work harder.

Playing on the right wing, as the player with the most experience playing at the AFF Cup in the Vietnamese team, Trong Hoang showed his important role. He was the bridge to the front line in the team's counter-attacking style. In many situations, this Nghe An player had to move inside to support Quang Hai and Xuan Truong in defense. This number 8 also had the task of not allowing midfielders M.Akhyar (19) and S.Andik (6) to freely join the attack.

Compared to the match against Laos, Trong Hoang's performance in this match was clearly improved. Because Cong Phuong moved freely, this Nghe An player "carrying everything", single-handedly controlling the right wing of the team. His physical strength and desire helped Trong Hoang play like a warrior throughout the 90 minutes and discouraged Safawi Rasid and Talaha.

Young Aspirations

If the three names Ngoc Hai, Trong Hoang, Cong Phuong in the starting lineup did not surprise anyone, then Van Duc being in the starting lineup instead of captain Van Quyet made the opponent confused. The "Van Duc" card was a clever move by Mr. Park Hang Seo, compared to Van Quyet, the SLNA player has better breaking speed and is willing to participate in defense from a distance.

When they grew up and became the pride of their homeland. Photo: Internet

In the situation where our team was pressured by the opponent from the beginning of the match, Van Duc also left his mark with a pass and pass with Van Hau on the left wing to help Cong Phuong score the opening goal. This number 20 was the author of the central pass for his senior Anh Duc to run down and finish neatly to score the goal to increase the score to 2-0 in the second half.

Cong Phuong is the star of this AFF Cup because he opened the match with two goals, both of which were difficult shots. Compared to before, Cong Phuong moves more widely, passes the ball more often and has much more complete personal technique. Mr. Park dares to choose the "ugly style of play" of giving up the field and ball control to the opponent when he has high-class forward players like Cong Phuong and Anh Duc.

The achievement belongs to the entire team, but the Nghe An audience has the right to be proud of the sons of their homeland, Ngoc Hai, Van Duc, and also Cong Phuong and Trong Hoang. The players entered the field with a "very Nghe" spirit, especially the "youngest" Van Duc with his promising, graceful steps, showing that he can completely become a pillar of the team in the future.