Coach Phan Thanh Hung made his mark in the victory over Malaysia

The Vietnamese national team has only been training for a week but has shown visible progress and an emotional playing style. That is thanks to coach Phan Thanh Hung.

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Beyond expectations, the Vietnamese team played an emotional and extremely reasonable football to make the red color on Malaysian soil more brilliant. Coach Phan Thanh Hung and his team were solid in defense, sharp and versatile; strong in will, wise in tactics to win 2-0 right on the field of Malaysia - the King of Southeast Asian football as the reigning champion of the AFF Cup and SEA Games.

The strongest impression of the Vietnam team in the match against Malaysia was the small coordination, quick wall passes, and continuous movement of triangles and quadrangles. This way of operating always creates space for the red-shirted boys to maximize their ingenuity. Coach Phan Thanh Hung was very smart in arranging personnel, with Nguyen Sa playing the lowest position in midfield, with the role of blocking and recovering the ball. All the attacking players above are capable of holding the ball, knowing how to defend from a distance, coordinate and finish. On the other hand, the 4 attacking midfielders including Quoc Anh, Thanh Hung, Tan Tai, Trong Hoang and striker Cong Vinh constantly swapped positions with each other and moved up and down very smoothly, making the opposing defenders always passive in marking.

Using tiqui-taka on a large scale, the Vietnamese team finished off Malaysia right on their opponent's field with pre-programmed combinations. In his calculations, coach Phan Thanh Hung took full advantage of the understanding between players from the same club or who had played together for a long time. In the opening situation, Trong Hoang crossed the ball, Cong Vinh headed the ball and the goal was very Nghe An-style. In the moment that sealed the 2-0 victory, Quoc Anh broke through and then passed the ball back to Thanh Hung to finish into the opponent's net, creating a goal with the mark of Da Nang.

One factor that created the passion and determination of the main players was the decision to change personnel. No player from HN.T&T was used in the starting lineup because these players were exhausted after a tiring season in both arenas. Moreover, the presence of a series of young rookies added more passion and physical strength to the Vietnam national team. Throughout the match, Nguyen Sa, Gia Tu... all tried their best to take advantage of the opportunity to test themselves and vice versa, when Thanh Luong, Ngoc Duy, Vu Phong... entered the field, they also had to try harder to regain their official positions. With just one change of personnel, Coach Phan Thanh Hung created motivation for everyone and maximized the strength of the whole team.

The Vietnamese national team has only been training for a week but has shown visible progress and an emotional playing style. Along with the sweet victory on the opponent's field, the transformation with a clear, inspiring, and creative playing style is an optimistic signal and that wonderful performance shows the strong mark of Coach Phan Thanh Hung.

According to Bongdaplus.vn - DT