Pham Xuan Manh plays left forward, why not?

Since Phan Van Duc got injured, no player has played impressively in the left forward position in the 3-4-3 formation of the Vietnam National Team during the past time. Nguyen Quang Hai and Nguyen Cong Phuong have only played averagely every time they were used by Mr. Park in this position.

Witnessing the recent matches of the “Golden Star Warriors”, the main attacking direction of the reigning AFF Cup champion is the right wing with the excellence of the duo Nguyen Trong Hoang - Nguyen Van Toan. It can be seen that the attacking style of the Vietnam Team has become seriously unbalanced.

Currently, Phan Van Duc can practice lightly with the ball and run, and is expected to return to competition in 4 months. Photo: Nhu Dat

Remember, the Malaysian and Indonesian teams both understand the playing style of coach Park Hang-seo and his team quite well. It is not difficult for them to detect the difference between the two wings in the attacking lines of the Vietnamese team. To avoid being "predicted", Mr. Park will have to quickly find a solution to fix it.

Currently, the Korean strategist has two players who can take over the role left by Phan Van Duc. They are Vo Huy Toan and Pham Xuan Manh. The player currently playing for SHB Da Nang is good at playing on the left wing, but has just returned after a long period of injury and is not in the best form.

In particular, the ability of Vo Huy Toan to fit into the philosophy of coach Park Hang-seo is still a question mark. Given the importance of the upcoming matches, it is difficult for Mr. Park to put all his trust in the midfielder from Lam Dong. It seems that Vo Huy Toan's chance of starting is quite slim.

Pham Xuan Manh is a versatile player. Photo: Archive

In V.League 2019, while playing for SLNA, Pham Xuan Manh was often arranged by coach Nguyen Duc Thang to play in the left wing midfielder position and played quite impressively. Typically, in the match between B.Binh Duong and SLNA in round 23 (Pham Xuan Manh contributed 1 goal to the 5-1 victory of the Nghe team).

As a coach who often makes unexpected decisions that leave opponents “unable to react”, it would be completely normal for Mr. Park to use Pham Xuan Manh as a left winger. For Coach Park Hang-seo, nothing is impossible./.