Coach Park Hang-seo will call Phan Van Duc - Ho Tuan Tai back to the national team?

Specifically, the national team and U22 Vietnam will gather together on August 18. However, in this gathering, coach Park Hang-seo and his team will choose to stay at a new location, the PVF or Viettel youth football training center, instead of the VFF as before.

Since the beginning of the year, Coach Park Hang-seo and his assistants have divided up to watch 11 rounds of V.League, but the national team has not been able to gather. It is expected that Coach Park will call up about 30 faces. The players will be examined and tested for nCoV before gathering.

According to initial information, excellent players in V.League 2020 such as Ho Khac Ngoc, Phan Van Long, Ho Tan Tai will likely be given opportunities in this training session.

At SLNA, Phan Van Duc is the player most certain to return to the national team after a long period of injury treatment. Besides, Ho Tuan Tai is also a name that has attracted much attention from the Korean coach.

Phan Van Duc's Instat statistics after the first 11 rounds of V.League 2020. Graphics: TK

This season, Phan Van Duc played 848 minutes, scored 2 goals, and had 1 assist. In the early stages of V.League 2020, the player born in 1996 had 6/15 shots on target, with an accurate passing rate of up to 85%. Despite his small stature, he still had a contest rate of up to 58% and dribbling rate of 60%.

Van Duc's leading role in SLNA is demonstrated by the fact that, on average, every 90 minutes, he makes 1.6 decisive passes to his teammates. And on average, he makes 2 shots per match. A remarkable performance.

As for striker Ho Tuan Tai, the most recent match that impressed coach Park Hang-seo was his opening goal against Viettel Club. A technical, tricky header defeated Nguyen Manh. That was his third goal in the V.League this season, equal to the achievements of other domestic strikers such as Duc Chinh and Samson.

Instat statistics by Ho Tuan Tai. Graphics: TK

In statistics, Tuan Tai played 1011 minutes, usually playing in the right wing position. The striker born in 1995 of SLNA launched a total of 10/24 shots on target, accurate passing rate of 77%, ball fighting rate of 50%, dribbling rate of 64%.

Tuan Tai's Instat score after 11 matches is 209, lower than other players in the same position such as To Van Vu, Van Toan, Thanh Trung, Mpande but higher than faces like Trong Hoang, Xuan Tu, Van Thanh.

In the list of the best domestic scorers, Cong Phuong has 4 goals, Van Long (4 goals), Tuan Tai, Duc Chinh, Xuan Nam, Tan Tai (3 goals). Striker Tien Linh only has 2 goals. Of these, only Tuan Tai, Duc Chinh and Tien Linh are the type of center forwards, who can play the highest in the 3-4-3 or 3-5-2 formation.

List of top domestic strikers in V.League 2020 at present. Photo: VPF

On the other hand, because the epidemic situation is complicated, coach Park Hang-seo may have to consider calling up players in epidemic areas such as Phan Van Long and Ha Duc Chinh (Da Nang). This may increase the chances of other players being selected for the national team.

Currently, Vietnam is leading Group G of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers - Asia, with 11 points after 5 matches. Coach Park Hang-seo and his team need 5 to 6 points in the remaining 3 matches to win a ticket to the final qualifying round.

According to the original plan, the team was to visit Malaysia on March 31, host Indonesia on June 4 and end with a match at the UAE stadium on June 9. However, due to Covid-19, FIFA had to postpone and postpone the above matches until October and November. The 2022 World Cup qualifiers are also the only tournament that the Vietnam team will participate in this year because the 2020 AFF Cup has been postponed to next year.

Ho Tuan Tai, Xuan Nam and center forward suggestions for coach Park Hang-seo

(Baonghean.vn) - After striker Nguyen Anh Duc retired, the only real striker position in the Vietnam National Team is Tien Linh - Duc Chinh. However, with the upcoming 2-striker formation, coach Park Hang-seo will certainly keep an eye on many other backup names.