Vietnam Olympic Team: Why was Minh Vuong chosen?
(Baonghean.vn) - The player of HAGL has just been called back by coach Park Hang Seo to replace central defender Thanh Chung, who had to leave the Vietnam Olympic team due to injury.
The decision of the Korean strategist was both surprising and not surprising. The surprising thing is that Thanh Chung is a central defender, while Minh Vuong is a player who specializes in playing in midfield. Invisibly, Coach Park Hang Seo's way of doing things will make the defense of the Vietnam Olympic team thinner, and the attack line more crowded.
But Mr. Park also has a reason to add Minh Vuong. Currently, the Vietnam Olympic team has 4 players who are good at playing in the center-back position: Duy Manh, Dinh Trong, Tien Dung and Van Loi. With the 5-3-2 formation, 3/4 of the above faces will appear in the starting lineup. At that time, there will be only 1 real center-back left on the bench.
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Coach Park Hang Seo and Minh Vuong during a training session of the Vietnam Olympic Team. Photo: Internet |
At first glance, it is true that Coach Park Hang Seo was too bold with the decision to call up Minh Vuong to replace Thanh Chung. However, if we consider the matter carefully, we can see that the Korean strategist is right. In the composition of the Vietnam Olympic team, Van Hau is the one who can play well in both the left-back and center-back positions.
In the match against the Palestine Olympic team, there was a time when Van Hau was pulled in to play next to Tien Dung and Dinh Trong in a formation of 3 central defenders. With an ideal height (1m86) and having played as a central defender when he was in the youth teams of Hanoi FC, Van Hau had a pretty excellent performance against the Palestine Olympic team players.
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| Minh Vuong won the title of Best Young Player of V.League 2014. Photo: Internet |
In case 2/4 central defenders (Duy Manh, Dinh Trong, Tien Dung, Van Loi) are absent due to injury or penalty cards, Van Hau will play inside. At the same time, Van Thanh will be pulled from the opposite wing to make room for Xuan Manh. Obviously, Coach Park Hang Seo's calculation is very careful.
Calling up Minh Vuong not only did not thin out the defense of the Vietnam Olympic team, but also helped Mr. Park have more options in attack. In terms of talent, the player from Thai Binh deserves to be called up to the national team. In this year's V.League, after 20 rounds, Minh Vuong has played 19 matches and scored 6 goals for HAGL.
In short, Coach Park Hang Seo's decision to include Minh Vuong in the Vietnam Olympic team to participate in the 18th ASIAD is completely reasonable./.
