Vietnam will lose Hoang Thinh for the match against Indonesia.

This morning (November 7th), doctors delivered bad news: Ngo Hoang Thinh suffered a muscle strain and will be unable to play to avoid injury. This means Coach Huu Thang will be without two of his three central midfielders for the match against Indonesia.

Vietnam national team loses Hoang Thinh for the match against Indonesia.

During yesterday's afternoon training session, three injured players – Tuan Anh, Dinh Tung, and Hoang Thinh – trained separately with fitness coach Martin Forkel. Of these, Tuan Anh and Hoang Thinh will definitely not play to avoid further injury complications. Dinh Tung suffered a left ankle injury and required painkiller injections; his participation in the match against Indonesia remains uncertain.

Actually, Ngo Hoang Thinh wasn't injured but suffered a muscle strain, due to playing in all five of the most recent matches for the Vietnamese national team, including the match against North Korea, the friendly against Indonesia away from home, and three training matches in South Korea.

According to Bóng đá newspaper, coach Hữu Thắng will not use Ngô Hoàng Thịnh in the return friendly match against Indonesia in order to protect the health of the player who is prone to injuries in matches leading up to major tournaments.

Hoang Thinh has scored many goals from free kicks and long-range shots.

Ngo Hoang Thinh plays a crucial role in the tactical scheme of coach Nguyen Huu Thang, who devised the 4-1-4-1 formation for the Vietnamese national team. The midfielder from Nghe An province acts as the deepest midfielder, clearing up and recovering the ball behind the central midfielders and reducing the workload on the central defenders.

Hoang Thinh was a crucial link, a launching pad for the attacking talents of the Tuan Anh - Xuan Truong duo to flourish, while also taking on the responsibility of finishing from long range, with free kicks or long-range shots like cannon fire.

Without the duo of Tuan Anh and Hoang Thinh for the match against Indonesia, coach Huu Thang will use a 4-4-1-1 formation, with Cong Vinh as the default striker. The player playing right behind CV9 will not be Cong Phuong but Van Quyet. The Mito Hollyhock striker finds it very difficult to break into the starting lineup, even in friendly matches where his personal goals are at stake.

According to Bongdaplus