Coach Park Hang-seo complains that Bui Tien Dung rarely gets to play in the V-League.

“Vietnam has an abundant source of goalkeepers, many young and talented players. However, they are currently playing less in the V-League. For example, Bui Tien Dung, although playing very successfully at the U23 Asian tournament, did not have many opportunities in Thanh Hoa. Therefore, I am afraid that he does not have enough experience and best form for the upcoming Asiad. I have to choose those who play regularly to find a safe stopper. That is why I called Dang Van Lam,” coach Park Hang-seo shared withVnExpress, after announcing the preliminary list of 30 people preparing for the Asiad.

Under coach Mihail Marian, Tien Dung often played for Thanh Hoa. However, after the team parted ways with the Romanian strategist, using interim coach Hoang Thanh Tung and then Nguyen Duc Thang, the hero of U23 Vietnam was only the second choice.

Among the players called up this time, Dang Van Lam is one of four players over 23 years old, along withNguyen Van Quyet, Do Hung Dung and Nguyen Anh DucThe presence of the Vietnamese-American goalkeeper is not surprising because he is in good form in the V-League, helping Hai Phong become the team that conceded the fewest goals, with 20 goals after 19 matches.

“I will give all the players a chance to prove themselves before finalizing the list of 20 players for the 2018 Asian Games on August 7. Dang Van Lam is not sure to be selected to go to Indonesia. He, like the others, must work hard to prove himself,” added coach Park Hang-seo.

Vietnam Olympic team will gather in Hanoi on July 22.The team will practice for a week before participating in the international U23 friendly tournament with the presence of U23 Uzbekistan, U23 Oman and U23 Palestine. After this test, Coach Park Hang-seo will finalize the list, including three players over 23 years old.

In the draw on July 5, Vietnam Olympic team was placed in Group D with Japan, Pakistan and Nepal. However, the above result could be canceled because on that day, the host Indonesia forgot UAE and Palestine, two countries that passed the round-robin, were in the second seed.

“After the success of the U23 Asian silver medal, Vietnamese fans will have much higher expectations for the team. We will try to achieve the best results at the Asiad. Our goal is to get through the group stage, then we will calculate each match. Everyone also needs to understand that the Asiad is different from the U23 Asian tournament. With each team being allowed to use three players over 23 years old, the opponents will be much stronger. Typically, the Korean Olympic team has Son Heung-min, a player who plays for Tottenham. They need to win the Asiad to be exempted from military service,” coach Park Hang-seo added.

Being cautious, midfielder Xuan Truong said that he and his teammates need to forget the victory in Changzhou (China) to focus best on the Asiad. "Football should not look back at the past but must look towards the future. We will try to achieve good results at the Asiad to help Vietnamese football develop",The captain of the Vietnam U23 team that won second place in the U23 Asian tournament said.