Highlights of the draw between Vietnam and Thailand

Coach Akira Nishino's mark

Right from the beginning of the match, it was easy to see that the Thai team played more coherently and scientifically under new coach Akira Nishino. The controlled and varied playing style that the Japanese coach brought helped the individuals with good basic techniques of the "War Elephants" to fully demonstrate their abilities.

The Japanese coach has helped Thailand transform. Photo: Trung Kien

In the first half, seeing the lack of coordination between Duy Manh and Trong Hoang, who had just returned from injury, Coach Akira Nishino directed his players to drill straight into the right wing of the Vietnam national team and this was the source of the most opportunities for the home team throughout the first half of the first half. Obviously, with a new coach who knows how to promote the Thai qualities, the team from the land of the golden pagoda no longer plays "naively" like the times when the coach was constantly changed recently.

Quang Hai, Chanathip are dim

As the two brightest stars who received the most expectations and attention before the match, their performance could not change the outcome of the match.

Both Quang Hai and Chanathip failed to perform as expected. Photo: Trung Kien

In a match where the opponent controlled the ball more, Quang Hai retreated to the midfield to make more plays, but the decisive passes of the Hanoi FC midfielder in the match did not have much lethality.

On the opposite side, Chanathip Songkrasin was also surrounded and locked down by the Vietnamese national team's defense, causing this midfielder to not have a satisfactory match.

Hole in the right wing corridor

Returning from injury, Trong Hoang had a good match, but on the defensive front, the midfielder from Nghe An could not be called a good match. The lack of coordination between Trong Hoang and Duy Manh also caused the Vietnamese team to be put under a lot of pressure by the opponent in the first half. Luckily, the 3 central defenders of the Vietnamese team covered tightly, preventing the gap on the right wing from having unfortunate consequences.

Trong Hoang has not been in his best form since his injury. Photo: Trung Kien

In the second half, coach Park Hang-seo replaced Trong Hoang with Van Thanh in the 65th minute and it only took 5 minutes for the HAGL defender to make his mark with a dangerous shot towards the opponent's goal. However, in the final seconds of extra time, Van Thanh made a mistake when he missed the ball. Supachok Sarachart escaped and created a stormy situation.

If Trong Hoang cannot regain his form or has to use Van Thanh in the upcoming matches, coach Park Hang-seo cannot be assured about his team's right wing.

Cong Phuong lost his form

The lack of regular playing time in a top environment seems to have caused the Nghe An striker to lose his form. Entering the field at the beginning of the second half, Cong Phuong's only mark was the situation of winning the ball back and making a classy pass for Van Toan to escape and face the opponent's goal in a dangerous manner, but the combination of the attacking duo who grew up from HAGL could not have the expected ending.

Cong Phuong was unable to create a breakthrough after entering the field in the second half. Photo: Trung Kien

In the 90th minute, Cong Phuong had a chance to shoot in the penalty area, but in the last touch, the striker wearing the number 10 shirt lost his footing and sent the ball inaccurately. When Tien Linh, Quang Hai, and Van Toan could not change the game, Cong Phuong's appearance in the second 45 minutes clearly did not satisfy fans with the Vietnamese team's attack in this match.

Goalkeeper Dang Van Lam's support

Faced with a situation where the opponent attacked and put a lot of pressure on him for most of the match, but in his own defensive area, all of the opponent's attacks, especially in high ball situations, were neatly neutralized by Van Lam.

Van Lam made a great contribution to help the Vietnamese team leave Thailand with 1 point. Photo: Trung Kien

In the last dangerous situation of the match, it can be seen that the ability to enter and exit, which was Van Lam's weak point, was improved by this goalkeeper when he rushed up, causing Supachok to not have a wide enough shooting angle and the excellent save immediately after that helped the Vietnamese team not to be empty-handed when the first round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers ended.

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(Baonghean.vn) - Starting with almost the strongest lineup, both teams performed a tense match, true to the World Cup qualifying round. However, the failure to take advantage of the opportunities created led to a safe result.