Coach Park Hang Seo does not want to follow in the footsteps of Coach Huu Thang.

By not calling Nguyen Manh, Ngoc Hai, Tuan Anh, Coach Park Hang Seo may create some controversy, but it is a move that shows the Korean coach does not want to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor Nguyen Huu Thang.

And in reality, it is not a big deal that Coach Park Hang Seo did not call the above-mentioned players, or some other players, to the national team this time, because those who are currently on the team are also in good form, and cannot be said to not be worthy of wearing the shirt of Coach Park Hang Seo's team.

Among those not named, Que Ngoc Hai may be a skilled defender, but his playing style has recently been criticized for being unsafe. Ngoc Hai does not know how to control his emotions when playing, which is not good for a player playing in the center-back position.

Because of this weakness, Que Ngoc Hai still made serious mistakes under coach Nguyen Huu Thang, especially at the AFF Cup 2016.

Coach Park Hang Seo is avoiding the mistakes of his predecessor Nguyen Huu Thang. Photo: Gia Hung

In the most recent training session, coach Mai Duc Chung called Ngoc Hai up to the national team, but he did not use this player. On the other hand, the current central defenders including Ngoc Thinh and Dinh Trong cannot be said to be inferior in performance compared to Ngoc Hai.

Nguyen Manh's position as a goalkeeper is similar, the repeated mistakes of this goalkeeper from AFF Cup 2014 to AFF Cup 2016 show that Nguyen Manh is not a stable goalkeeper. Stability is the most important factor for goalkeepers, so Nguyen Manh actually lost his own chance, not other coaches, after coach Nguyen Huu Thang did not value him.

Coach Nguyen Huu Thang's previous mistake was that he "framed" the squad too early, calling many players to the national team based only on their names and ignoring their performance, so some players knew they had a place in the national team, but lacked the will to strive.

In the case of Que Ngoc Hai or goalkeeper Nguyen Manh, this could be an opportunity for these players to seriously look back at their own playing style, to correct their weaknesses, and prepare for future training sessions.

As for Tuan Anh, it is normal that the HAGL midfielder has not been called up to the national team, because Tuan Anh has been injured since the 29th SEA Games until now, and has made almost no significant contributions to the HAGL Club in recent times.

It is fair that coach Park Hang Seo did not call Tuan Anh up to the national team, because at the present time, Tuan Anh is not as worthy as many other players to be able to wear the national team jersey.

On the contrary, if Coach Park Hang Seo calls Tuan Anh to the national team, then it would be worth mentioning. At that time, would the Korean coach be any different from his predecessor Nguyen Huu Thang?

According to Danviet