Will Khac Ngoc or Van Duc 'renew' the Vietnamese team?

One of those options is a decisive change in midfield, which has been announced quite early and is being widely discussed?

The new and old names mentioned are midfielders Khac Ngoc (Viettel, formerly SLNA), Hai Huy (Quang Ninh) and Huy Toan (Ho Chi Minh City, formerly from Da Nang) and defender Thanh Hao (Viettel).

Midfielder Ho Khac Ngoc in the national team jersey in 2018. Photo: VFF

It seems that experts and fans are placing their trust in the presence of Khac Ngoc, who has left a deeper and more profound mark at SLNA than in the 2 matches that have not yet "warmed up" at Viettel. In addition to his ability to control the rhythm and control the ball, Khac Ngoc's highlight is his unexpected situations of penetrating the opponent's penalty area, with skillful dribbling techniques and a delicate sense of the goal, often scoring "lifetime" goals for the home team! Not to mention that Khac Ngoc's free kick ability is considered a "rare commodity", when the effective exploitation of set pieces in Vietnamese football at both the national team and club levels has long been a weak point.

With his high form, midfielder Tuan Anh (HA-GL) is still the number 1 candidate for the organizing midfielder position under coach Park. Photo: AFF

However, the author believes that if he reaches his peak form, midfielder Tuan Anh (HA-GL) is still the number 1 candidate for the organizing midfielder position under Mr. Park. This midfielder is good at intercepting and transitioning into the best midfield position in Vietnamese and regional football, not to mention his brilliant passes and spectacular finishes. Tuan Anh is therefore very suitable for the defensive-counterattacking style of play that the Vietnamese national team often applies. That said, it is possible that Khac Ngoc is just a reserve for Tuan Anh and the "renewal" of the midfield, if it really happens, must be in a different position, at a different time, more sudden, and more difficult to predict?

Hung Dung (Hanoi T&T) is a midfielder who is both diligent, hard-working and skillful. Photo: danviet.vn

While Hung Dung (Hanoi T&T) is a midfielder who is both diligent, hard-working, skillful, and quick to score goals, and is an irreplaceable character of Mr. Park (except for some objective reasons); Quang Hai (also Hanoi T&T) has gone through a long period of playing so well, so clearly that it is profound, and is likely to be asked by Mr. Park to "renew himself" more, at a higher level? With his talent and maturity, hopefully Quang Hai will create interesting surprises on the field in the near future?

Phan Van Duc celebrates his first child's goal against B. Binh Duong. Photo: Xuan Thuy's document

Furthermore, the good news for Mr. Park and the fans is the eager return of Van Duc (SLNA), a player who always knows how to create breakthroughs from the wing and can score goals from seemingly the smallest opportunities. Van Duc's return is not new to the team, but for the opponents, it will be an unforgettable "nightmare" if this player can promote his inherent speed and the obvious understanding with his former SLNA teammates Ngoc Hai, Khac Ngoc... from every pass from all directions...

From now until the announcement of the list of candidates, then the shortlist, the official list... there will be many things that will happen and everything will never go smoothly as planned on paper and expected. Not to mention that the performance of the players is not a constant thing. When Mr. Park changes and innovates, the opponent will never sit still and accept defeat. The problem is who changes more thoroughly and more reasonably, from the preparation stage, calculating, keeping up with developments on the field, and luck accompanying... then there is hope to overcome, surpass the opponent in every moment, every situation.

Therefore, it is absolutely correct to say that Mr. Park will change and there is no other way. But for this "wizard", if he were to say everything now, say everything correctly, it would be unthinkable. No one can speak or do for Mr. Park and his colleagues when everything is still...social distancing, there is still time for all long-term calculations and many things that are yet to be grasped ahead.,.