Vietnam national football team 'less safe, more dangerous' before away trip to Malaysia

The second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia will return at the end of March. In Group G, Coach Park Hang-seo and his team are temporarily leading with 11 points after 3 wins and 2 draws. Malaysia is right behind with 9 points, followed by Thailand (8 points), UAE (6 points, played 1 less match) and Indonesia (0 points).

According to the next developments, on March 26, Malaysia will visit UAE while Thailand will host Indonesia at home while Que Ngoc Hai and his teammates will have a rest. This could be the time when Vietnam could be overtaken if they do not win against Malaysia later.

One of the worst news for coach Park Hang-seo is the situation of the team. In this match, central defender Dinh Trong was banned from playing because of the red card at the recent U23 Asian Cup 2020. The same goes for Trong Hoang, the player who received 2 yellow cards in the previous two matches of the Vietnam team in the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup.

Trong Hoang was not allowed to play in the match against Malaysia. Photo: Hai Hoang

Dinh Trong’s absence is a pity, but in the position of full-back, which is the strength of the Vietnam national team in the 3-center-back style of play, it is difficult for anyone to fill the void left by Trong Hoang. Other options such as Van Thanh, Xuan Manh, Van Kien are still too far behind their senior.

Not only that, in the central midfield position, midfielder Nguyen Huy Hung suffered a foot injury. After surgery, the midfielder born in 1992 is still in the recovery process and has not been able to practice with his teammates. Surely the player cannot return to the Vietnam national team in the match against Malaysia.

In the first leg of the AFF Cup 2018 final at Bukit Jalil Stadium, Huy Hung was one of the key players and contributed 1 goal to the opponent's net. Not only that, midfielder Nguyen Tuan Anh is also injured and has not set a date to return to play.

Midfielder Tuan Anh suffered an injury before V.League 2020. Photo: Trung Kien

In the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, the Korean coach also did not have the service of the important card Luong Xuan Truong because this player is being treated for an injury in Korea. Without these 3 central midfielders, Coach Park has too few options even though Duc Huy, Hung Dung, and Hoang Duc are still there.

It is likely that Mr. Park will have to find more backup options. Names like Ho Khac Ngoc and Ngo Hoang Thinh will likely be considered in the context of a series of injuries to the midfield. However, Coach Park still has certain good news from the returns of Phan Van Duc and Nguyen Cong Phuong.

According to the latest announcement, V.League 2020 will start from March 7, Coach Park Hang-seo will have a few matches to evaluate and summarize to prepare the force for the match against Malaysia. However, with such a short period of time, it is very difficult for Coach Park Hang-seo.

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