Concerns about the backup plan of the Vietnam team

An Thanh DNUM_CGZAIZCABJ 20:11

(Baonghean.vn) - If Chanathip Songkrasin is considered the conductor in Thailand's playing style, Quang Hai also plays a similar role in the Vietnamese team. In addition, the two coaches also have to prepare a few backup plans and Cong Phuong is also a tactic in Mr. Park's calculations.

In fact, under coach Park Hang-seo, the Vietnamese team's playing style is often tightly organized, ensuring good defense before thinking about winning.

In fact, the defense and midfield have long been the strengths of the Vietnamese team with names like Van Hau, Dinh Trong, Duy Manh...

Mr. Park's concerns

Before the "big battle" with Thailand, the absence of Dinh Trong, Van Hau, Trong Hoang due to injury, and Que Ngoc Hai not being in the best form made the first thing Mr. Park had to do was "patch up" the defense.

Công Phượng luôn là con bài chiến lược của ông Park Hang- Seo tung vào sân 15 phút trận đấu nhằm gây đột biến. Ảnh VPF
Cong Phuong is always the strategic card of Mr. Park Hang-seo, sent onto the field for 15 minutes of the match to create a breakthrough. Photo: VPF
Recently, Duc Huy was also unexpectedly unable to go to Turkmenistan to attend the second leg of the 2019 AFC Cup inter-zone semi-final with the capital team due to a boil. The possibility of Duc Huy being unable to play in the Vietnam vs. Thailand match has caused Mr. Park to lose a player who can play both the central midfielder and right-back positions.

With a team that has so many changes in defense, the front line must not only limit losing the ball but also keep the ball well and control the tempo of the match. Cong Phuong is also one of the links that the opponent will study quite carefully for this big match.

Optimize the use of Cong Phuong

As Sint Truidense coach Marc Brys commented: “He is agile, has speed and always plays directly”. This is the strength and also the concern of coach Park Hang-seo and many people who understand CP15’s playing style. Thai midfielders such as Thitipan Puangchan (Oita Trinita), Phitiwat Sukjitthammakul (Chiangrai United) and Chanathip Songkrasin (Consadole Sapporo) are certainly no stranger to the dribbling style of this Nghe An-born player.

“Công Phượng cũng cần khôn ngoan hơn, biết khi nào nên hay không nên vượt qua đối thủ
"Cong Phuong also needs to be wiser, knowing when to or not to overcome his opponent" - Sint Truidense coach Marc Brys shared with the press. Photo: Sint Truidense.
That is the reason why for 3 consecutive matches, the Vietnamese striker was not in the main squad of "The Canaries". Playing against the weaker away team Zulte Waregem, in a must-win situation, coach Brys reserved all 3 substitute slots for the striker line but CP15 was still not taken care of.

The fact that Cong Phuong was only registered as a reserve and did not play made many people worried. It was quite strange that coach Brys sent the player born in 1995 to play for 20 minutes in the 0-6 defeat of his team at Club Brugge, which is currently at the top of the rankings.

In the rare minutes he was on the field, Cong Phuong could not show much because the home team was too strong. The only match Cong Phuong was not registered again was Sint-Truidense's first win (against Standard Liege).

“Cong Phuong is still weak in tactics. He has not adapted to the tactical system that I am applying. Cong Phuong also needs to be wiser, knowing when to or not to overcome his opponent" - Coach Marc Brys of Sint Truidense shared with the press.

Certainly, the comments and assessments for the Vietnamese players will be remembered by the staff of the Thai national team coach Akira Nishino. Recently, Cong Phuong has always been the strategic card of Mr. Park Hang-seo, who puts him on the field in the first 15 minutes of the match to create a breakthrough.

Tactical card

With Cong Phuong's current situation in Belgium and the way Mr. Park uses his players, the possibility of the Nghe An striker playing in the starting lineup is not high. But in the current context, Cong Phuong is certainly still an extremely important tactical card in the match in Thailand.

Việc ngồi dự bị suốt 5 trận, chỉ được ra sân 20 phút khiến CP15 không có cảm giác bóng tốt nhất. Ảnh Sint Truidense.
Sitting on the bench for 5 matches and only being on the field for 20 minutes meant CP15 didn't have the best feeling for the ball. Photo: Sint Truidense.
Coach Akira Nishino certainly did not talk nonsense, Thailand will attack overwhelmingly to win the opening match against their "arch-rival". People have predicted a match with not many opportunities for Vietnam's attack. Obviously Anh Duc and Cong Phuong are people with many years of experience and understand their opponents Thailand.

More than ever, fans hope that Cong Phuong will soon realize his strengths and weaknesses through his years of "training" on foreign football fields. He must be the one who knows how to take advantage of opportunities in the final moments of the match to decide the fate of the Thai people. Before that, CP15 must ensure the safety of the Vietnamese team's defensive counter-attacking game when holding the ball at his feet.

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