The core of the Malaysian team to face Vietnam

An Thanh DNUM_CBZACZCACA 18:46

(Baonghean.vn) - More than half of Malaysia's starting lineup are playing for Johor Darul Ta'zim. Coach Tan Cheng-Hoe did not hide his intention to choose players from the team that won the Super League championship 6 times in a row from 2014 to 2019 and naturalized players to compete with coach Park.

The core is the army of Johor Darul Ta'zim

In the training camp to prepare for the match against UAE and Vietnam, Johor Darul Ta'zim had 12 players. However, in the match against UAE, Brendan Gan, Syafiq Ahmad and Matthew Davies were suspended due to receiving 2 yellow cards. They could only return in the match against Van Duc and his teammates 5 days later.

Đội hình Johor Darul Ta’zim sẽ làm nòng cốt cho đội tuyển Malaysia. Ảnh Johor Darul Ta’zim.
Johor Darul Ta'zim squad will form the backbone of the Malaysian team. Photo Johor Darul Ta'zim.
“I chose 3/4 of the squad from Johor Darul Ta'zim, they will build a cohesive and scientific playing style for the Malaysian team, through playing together week after week,” coach Tan Cheng-Hoe shared.

In preparation for the next round of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers, the Malaysian Football Federation has arranged for the national team to play a friendly match against Bahrain on March 22. Due to the suspension of conductor Brendan Gan, coach Tan Cheng-Hoe will choose Liridon Krasniqi, a midfielder of Kosovo origin who has just been naturalized, to organize the game.

New test

Central midfielder Liridon is also a member of Johor Darul Ta'zim FC in the Malaysia Super League. In the 2018/19 season, he played half a season for Melaka United SA, appearing in 5 matches and scoring 1 goal. The last match that this 28-year-old midfielder played was on 3/03/2019 when Melaka United played Kuala Lumpur. So physical strength is an issue for Liridon when playing a box-to-box style that requires endurance for 90 minutes.

If Liridon can show his ability in the friendly match against Bahrain and the match against UAE, Tan Cheng-Hoe will have more personnel options in midfield. Liridon's playing style is considered softer than Brendan Gan. If he is put on the field, Liridon will often have to confront Van Hau on the left wing.

“Tôi chọn 3/4 đội hình đến từ Johor Darul Ta’zim, họ sẽ xây dựng một lối chơi gắn kết và khoa học cho tuyển Malaysia, thông qua việc đã thi đấu cùng nhau từ tuần này sang tuần khác”, HLV Tan Cheng-Hoe chia sẻ. Ảnh CNN.
“I chose three-quarters of the squad from Johor Darul Ta'zim, they will build a cohesive and scientific style of play for the Malaysian team, through playing together week after week,” coach Tan Cheng-Hoe shared. Photo: CNN
Obviously, compared to the 2-2 draw in the first leg of the AFF Cup 2018 final at Bukit Jalil, the host Malaysia is much stronger. At this time, on the Group G rankings, Malaysia is temporarily ranked second with 9 points, 2 points behind the leading Vietnam team. If we can get a draw at the UAE stadium, the match at Bukit Jalil with our Vietnam team will be much more worth watching.

In the hands of coach Tan Cheng-Hoe, there are not many players who can make a difference like Quang Hai and Van Duc of the Vietnamese team. Therefore, coach Tan advocates building a collective style of play, not relying too much on any star. Obviously, the selection of many players in the squad of Johor Darul Ta'zim, the host Malaysia, is expected to have good coordination from the Malaysian champion.

Even Mr. Tan Cheng-Hoe will likely apply the 4-4-2 tactical formation like the Johor Darul Ta'zim team playing in the Super League. This is the style of play that Mr. Tan Cheng-Hoe's students can develop their wing play due to the naturalized players and dual nationalities of Malaysia.

Although Malaysia has changed a lot, Vietnamese fans still believe in the victory of Mr. Park, who always has a good fate when facing teams in the Southeast Asian region. Especially when Van Duc and Xuan Manh have returned, the Vietnamese team's attack on the flanks will have more breakthroughs.

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