Vietnam Team - Oman Team: Stage of the 'supporting actors'
(Baonghean.vn) - Most likely, for different reasons, both coach Park Hang-seo and coach Branko Ivankovic will field players who have not played much recently.
In this gathering to prepare for the remaining two matches with Oman and Japan in Group B of the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia, the Vietnamese team did not have the services of a series of important pillars. While Do Duy Manh, Bui Tien Dung, Tran Dinh Trong, Phan Van Duc... were injured, Nguyen Van Hoang, Luong Xuan Truong, Nguyen Hoang Duc... tested positive for Covid-19.
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The Vietnamese team (in white) and the Oman team are both missing many key players. Photo: OFA |
Thus, Coach Park Hang-seo is forced to give opportunities to "new factors" or players who often had to sit on the bench in previous matches of the Vietnam National Team. And most likely, Adriano Schmidt (Topenland Binh Dinh), Bui Hoang Viet Anh, Pham Duc Huy, Pham Tuan Hai (Hanoi Club) will be used by Mr. Park in the match against the Oman National Team, taking place at My Dinh Stadium at 7:00 p.m. today (March 24).
Although not suffering from the same loss of strength as the Vietnamese team, the current Oman team has a lot of young players. This is understandable, because coach Branko Ivankovic's team has run out of chances to win the 3rd place in Group B (the position to participate in the play-off match). Another reason is that the Oman team wants to take advantage of the 2 matches with the Vietnamese team and the Chinese team to practice for the 2023 Asian Cup.
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Coach Park Hang-seo has Pham Tuan Hai on the attack line of the Vietnam National Team? Photo: Minh Hoang |
The change in force along with the extremely relaxed spirit of the players on both sides will make the match between the Vietnam Team and the Oman Team more attractive and unpredictable. Surely, Coach Park Hang-seo and his team will be determined to win to thank the home fans. Remember, the reception of the Oman Team is also the last match of the Vietnam Team at My Dinh Stadium in the 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign in Asia.
Coach Park Hang-seo shared: "Although we lost 1-3 in the first leg against Oman, to be honest, we have nothing to fear from them. They are not an opponent that we should worry about. I'm just worried that at this time the team has many players who are not in good physical condition, with 8 key players suffering from Covid-19. I don't know if the replacements can take over. Anyway, I hope they will play well to create positive competition for the team."
Let's wait and see if "supporting actors" like Adriano Schmidt, Pham Duc Huy or Pham Tuan Hai can prove their abilities?
