Defender Ho Van Cuong: The tireless bird

It seemed that defender Ho Van Cuong could not join U22 Vietnam at the 32nd SEA Games, when at the training session on April 19 in Ba Ria - Vung Tau, he made coach Philippe Troussier angry, then he asked Van Cuong to stop training and go outside.

Defender Ho Van Cuong thinks he has missed the 32nd SEA Games.

At that time, many people probably thought that the door for Ho Van Cuong and U22 Vietnam to defend the SEA Games Gold Medal in Cambodia had closed. However, with his constant efforts, Ho Van Cuong was retained by the French strategist and he was present in all the matches of U22 Vietnam in the group stage of the 32nd SEA Games.

Defender Ho Van Cuong is always active on the right wing.

Talking about that situation, the full-back from Nghe An shared: ''It's been more than a year since I've been able to practice with the coach, so I still haven't been able to get back into the rhythm. I missed three passes in a row, so the coach asked me to stop practicing and go outside to observe. I understood that the coach wanted to put pressure on the players, thereby helping them improve, so he got angry like that''.

In the past 3 matches of U22 Vietnam in the group stage, Ho Van Cuong played all 3, with 255 minutes, he started 2 matches and came on to replace Le Quoc Nhat Nam from the 16th minute in the match against Singapore.

Ho Van Cuong is one of the important players of coach Philippe Troussier at SEA Games 32.

With his aggressive and technical playing style, Ho Van Cuong was chosen by coach Philippe Troussier for the position of full-back. Playing aggressively, fast and able to constantly change the direction of attack, Ho Van Cuong is considered a "tornado" on the right wing of U22 Vietnam.

In both attack and defense, Ho Van Cuong has shown outstanding ability, so it is understandable that he was present in all 3 recent matches of U22 Vietnam.

In both attack and defense, Ho Van Cuong showed outstanding ability.

Playing more in V.League 2023 has helped Ho Van Cuong play more maturely in the U22 Vietnam shirt. After 7 rounds of this year's season, the player from Hoang Mai has played 5 times for the Nghe An team. With the ability to attack and defend rhythmically, Ho Van Cuong has received the trust of coach Philippe Troussier.

The journey to conquer the 32nd SEA Games Gold Medal, with U22 Vietnam, is still 3 matches away, however, up to now, Ho Van Cuong is one of the few athletes from Nghe An who has played the most. He also hopes and sends a message to other athletes from Nghe An, to practice hard and dedicate themselves when given the opportunity.

Ho Van Cuong hopes that athletes from Nghe An will practice hard and give their all when given the opportunity.

Tonight (May 11), U22 Vietnam will have the final match in the group stage with U22 Thailand. In terms of expertise, both U22 Thailand and U22 Vietnam do not want to face U22 Indonesia in the semi-finals, after what the young team from the archipelago country has shown.

Therefore, Ho Van Cuong and his teammates are determined to win, using all their strength to defeat U22 Thailand to take the top spot from their opponents, and open the door to the final, thereby defending the 32nd SEA Games Gold Medal./.