Vietnam national team under coach Chung 'gai'

(Baonghean.vn) - Until now, it is still unclear how long coach Mai Duc Chung will take charge of the Vietnamese team, butThe official squad for the clash with Cambodia in the 2019 Asian Cup Qualifiers on September 5 has been relatively clear.

Given the task of leading the team for one match, the 66-year-old coach is not foolish enough to change the playing style, which has been established after 17 months of Huu Thang's coaching. Of course, he will also make small adjustments when playing against Cambodia, which is considered an underdog.

Coach Mai Duc Chung made small adjustments in his playing style when facing Cambodia. Photo: Internet

First, coach Mai Duc Chung will play with a 4-4-2 formation, with captain Van Quyet leading the attack and Cong Phuong in midfield. If he scores an early goal, striker Mac Hong Quan will be given a chance by coach Mai Duc Chung to prove that he has not misjudged the player.

A team that wants to play 4-4-2 needs a box-to-box player, that position is assigned to Huy Hung by Mr. Mai Duc Chung, central midfielder Xuan Truong will tend to organize the attack. In fact, Hoang Thinh and Huy Hung are both quality central midfielders, with very good long-range interception ability, who to use is simply the head coach's opinion.

On the two wings, at this time, it is difficult for anyone to play better than Trong Hoang - Vu Minh Tuan. If the SLNA player has physical strength, speed and a sweeping style of play, then Minh Tuan of Than Quang Ninh has powerful long-range shots. According to experts, this midfield is more solid than Huu Thang's time, due to the presence of experienced players who are willing to take on challenges - Trong Hoang, Huy Hung.

Their reserves are Van Toan, Hoang Thinh… playing on artificial turf so Tuan Anh is not used. Learning from his predecessor’s experience, there will definitely not be a reunion of the central midfielder duo Tuan Anh and Xuan Truong even though Cambodia is not a strong team.

Trong Hoang is a player with physical strength, speed and a dominating playing style. Photo: Internet

In the goalkeeper position, goalkeeper Van Lam is definitely the number 1 choice due to his superiority in both experience and form compared to his two juniors Tien Dung and Minh Long. The discoveries of Huu Thang will still be inherited by Mr. Chung "gai", but there will certainly be the appearance of the experienced senior central defender Ngoc Thinh.

Thus, the core of the Vietnamese national team's defense is the U22 Vietnam defense at SEA Games 29, including Tien Dung and Ngoc Thinh as central defenders, Van Thanh and Van Hau on the two wings. Compared to U22 Vietnam, the national team has more options in the right-back position, with Cambodian players who play with more strength. Coach Mai Duc Chung also has defender Au Van Hoan who also plays quite tenaciously.

Looking at the formation of the Vietnamese team in the past 3 days of training in the confrontational matches, the sports journalists present all acknowledged that this is a balanced formation between attack and defense. Perhaps, striker Van Quyet is still the name with high expectations to lead his juniors in the competition and take on the task of scoring goals./.

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