When the players spoke up together

Hoang Duc plays a pivotal role. Photo: Laodong.vn

First of all, in V-League 1, a series of stars of all ages continuously scoring or assisting goals are being "saved" in the memory of the scouting boards. Those names are Minh Vuong (Hoang Anh Gia Lai), Van Thanh, Van Do, Van Vu (Hanoi Police), Hoang Duc (Viettel), Ngoc Hai, Trong Hoang, Xuan Manh (Song Lam Nghe An), Tien Linh (Binh Duong), Van Tung (Hanoi FC), Nguyen Manh (Nam Dinh Green Steel), Quoc Phuong (Dong A Thanh Hoa)...

With an unbeaten record and leading after 9 rounds with 21 points, 4 points ahead of the team temporarily ranked 2nd, Cong An Ha Noi, the emerging team Dong A Thanh Hoa shows even strength thanks to the physical enhancement for long-term competition, the superior quality of foreign players from defense to attack. However, the Thanh team has not yet introduced any truly outstanding stars to the Vietnam National Team, except for the "phenomenon" Thai Son in U22 Vietnam, who is often placed on the bench by coach Popov in the central midfielder position. But certainly in the current context, when Hung Dung is treating an injury, Thai Son is a potential candidate for this important position, both serving the immediate task and considering the training and upgrading of a classy midfielder for the long-term future.

Although only temporarily ranked 2nd on the rankings, Hanoi Police is returning to the race after a shaky start both on the field and in the technical area. With a series of 4 consecutive wins, Hanoi Police is "living well" thanks to a series of national players reviving day by day such as Van Thanh, Tan Tai, Van Vu and especially U22 player Van Do. These are all versatile players, taking on many different positions, good defense, good attack, and impeccable assists. Van Thanh is being praised for his versatility thanks to playing many positions, both assisting and scoring. Tan Tai just "set the table" for Van Do to score in the recent comeback win over Song Lam Nghe An. Remember, Van Do scored from the position of a center forward, not a winger as everyone imagines.

“The man without lungs” Trong Hoang returns. Photo: Hai Hoang

It is worth mentioning that after 9 rounds of ups and downs, with more draws and losses than wins, Song Lam Nghe An is introducing many familiar faces to new coach Philippe Troussier. The 3 names that will be considered are Ngoc Hai, Trong Hoang and Xuan Manh, not to mention the young players Van Cuong and Xuan Tien who may be called up? Ngoc Hai is back to being a classy playmaker when he "performed" a pass like a set piece, as if he understood every step of Trong Hoang in the recent match against Cong An Ha Noi at Hang Day Stadium. And the "lungless man" Trong Hoang is back not only because he actively runs into positions but also because he is a classy goal scorer like he used to be. Meanwhile, Xuan Manh assisted twice in the match against Hong Linh Ha Tinh, and is also a "left and right" player when he started 9 matches for the home team and has not been substituted once since the beginning of the season.

While Tien Linh and Van Tung "relieved" the curse of scoring goals in front of the new coach, Nguyen Manh and Van Lam competed to show off their talent in the goal, to the point that people currently do not know who to call the number 1 goalkeeper of Vietnamese football? In V-League 2, the two teams PVF People's Police and Quang Nam are temporarily leading the rankings after 5 rounds, where there are the presence of stars Cong Den, Duc Phu, Thanh Nhan, not to mention the name of the top scoring center back Van Hung who is being mentioned recently. In the Second Division, whether we want to or not, the name Minh Trong cannot be ignored, because he is an outstanding factor of the recent U22 Vietnam.

To see, when coach Troussier expects the teams to create the most playing conditions for the players, not everything is met immediately and not everyone can do it, convince the coach's strict requirements. But almost many things have been revealed and proven who and where the coach needs to aim for in the upcoming matches? Obviously, at the present time, Vietnamese football is not lacking in talented players, ready to contribute to the team. This will be a "pleasant headache" for coach Troussier when a series of stars speak up in recent matches. Of course, calling up is one thing, how long they can stay, how much they can develop is another. It has never been easy to stay in the Vietnam National Team, even with a "favorite student" or a "brilliant resume" of achievements?