Impressive performance of Ho Van Cuong in Hanoi Police Club shirt
(Baonghean.vn) - Joining the Hanoi Police Club since October 2023, however, it was not until yesterday (December 15) that defender Ho Van Cuong had his first official match for the police team.
On the evening of December 15, the Hanoi Police Club hosted the newly promoted team Quang Nam. Although the police team left a big disappointment in terms of results and playing style, Ho Van Cuong can be considered a rare bright spot in coach Gong Oh Kyun's team.
If he continues to maintain his current form, it will not be difficult for Ho Van Cuong to secure a starting position at the Hanoi Police Club.
Previously, when he first joined the Hanoi Police Club, experts feared that the player from Nghe An would have little chance to play in the starting lineup, because Ho Van Cuong's position was the most competitive in the Hanoi Police squad.
Ho Tan Tai, La Nguyen Bao Trung, Vu Van Thanh, those are the faces that Ho Van Cuong must overcome to take the starting position on the right wing. For a player who is still very young and has only 1 year of experience in the V.League arena like Van Cuong, that goal seems impossible.
However, the turning point for Ho Van Cuong in the Hanoi Police uniform was the presence of Korean strategist - Mr. Gong Oh Kyun.
Since the Korean coach took charge of the Hanoi Police Club, he began to make a series of changes in the players' playing positions. Ho Tan Tai was tested as a central midfielder, while Van Thanh was promoted to play as a left forward. This made the right-back position only a competition between Ho Van Cuong and La Nguyen Bao Trung.
La Nguyen Bao Trung was given the opportunity to start in 3 consecutive matches in the National Cup and V.League by coach Gong Oh Kyun. However, his unstable performance forced Bao Trung to give up his position to Ho Van Cuong in the match against Quang Nam in round 6 of V.League 2023/2024. After 7 matches since the beginning of the season, this is the first time Ho Van Cuong has started in the main squad of Hanoi Police Club.
In a team full of stars, Ho Van Cuong was not burdened by psychological pressure. The player born in 2003 played energetically, enthusiastically, and attacked and defended rhythmically. In the attack phase, Ho Van Cuong and Quang Hai made Quang Nam's defense exhausted in the triangle coordination situations at the bottom of the wing.
Ho Van Cuong would have had the first assist for his new team if Geovane had not missed a regrettable opportunity in the 49th minute, after an inaccurate header in an unmarked position.
Since the beginning of the season, Ho Van Cuong's performance has always been questioned. But the 90 minutes against Quang Nam were the answer for experts. At the national team level, coach Philippe Troussier is also more assured, when his favorite student has an impressive performance, partly helping the French coach dispel worries about the right wing problem of the Vietnamese team at the upcoming 2023 Asian Cup.
