Nguyen Anh Duc - Phan Van Duc: The perfect duo of the Vietnam National Team

In the 59th minute of the match between Vietnam and Malaysia, Phan Van Duc received the ball from a teammate near the 16m50 line. In a short moment, many people predicted that Van Duc would use his speed and technique to dribble the ball before scoring himself. However, the young SLNA midfielder was extremely smart when he decided to make a delicate pass for Anh Duc to run down and finish coolly into the far corner, setting the score at 2-0 for the Vietnam team.

Anh Duc and Van Duc outside the field. Photo: Internet

It was a perfect move from the creator to the finisher. In a big arena like the AFF Cup, Phan Van Duc did not feel overwhelmed but instead appeared cool and sophisticated as if this was the tournament where the young midfielder from Yen Thanh (Nghe An) had played for many years. However, perhaps the most impressive thing about the goal that sealed the score was the connection between the SLNA midfielder and his senior Anh Duc.

Although Anh Duc and Van Duc belong to two generations far apart, once again, this pair of strikers showed how much they understand each other. In the current Vietnam national team, Anh Duc is the oldest veteran, while Van Duc is a rookie in the AFF Cup arena. However, in the short time they played together, Anh Duc and Van Duc made many people mistakenly think that these were two players born in the same era and played on the same team.

Uncle and nephew are inseparable during practice sessions. Photo: Trung Kien

Remember at the 2018 Asiad, in the first match together, Anh Duc and Van Duc had an impressive performance, showing their understanding in attack. Anh Duc was the one who opened the score with his signature header, the one who assisted the striker of B. Binh Duong was none other than Phan Van Duc.

In the final minutes of the match, Anh Duc returned the favor to Van Duc. The player from Nghe An, after receiving a pass from his senior, finished the ball with a low shot to score the decisive goal for the Vietnam national team against Olympic Nepal.

Not only understanding each other on the football field, since joining the national team, Van Duc and Anh Duc have always shown closeness and attachment to each other during the team's training sessions. After the match between Vietnam and Malaysia ended, a short clip appeared on social media showing the two players walking onto the field with their arms around each other, talking and laughing happily before the match.

It is not known what the content of the conversation was, but clearly, the particularly close connection between the two players named Duc has created a special bond on their pitch.

Anh Duc and Van Duc continuously create opportunities for each other. Photo: Trung Kien

Among the young players of the U23 team, Van Duc is considered the most approachable. Recently, during the training trip to Korea, the midfielder from Yen Thanh always went with the group of new players of the team such as Dinh Viet Tu, Nguyen Hoang Quoc Chi and Minh Vuong.

Coach Park Hang Seo met privately with Van Duc - Cong Phuong and the defense before going to Myanmar

(Baonghean.vn) - This afternoon at 2:30 p.m., Coach Park Hang Seo and his team will depart for Myanmar to prepare for the match against the home team on November 20. Before leaving, the Vietnamese team had a training session after the victory over Malaysia.