Thai reporter points out the 3 best faces of the Vietnamese team

Before the match between Thailand and Vietnam took place at Thammasat Stadium in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Nghe An Newspaper reporter had a quick chat with editor Kao Jaroencher of Thairath TV channel.

Assessing the strength of the Vietnam national team at this time, Kao Jaroencher said: “I think the Vietnam national team has made great strides in recent times. In the past, Vietnamese football was also a strong football foundation and now you have the strongest squad. And the clearest proof is the 97th position on the FIFA rankings at this time.”

The Thai editor was also impressed with the captain of the Vietnamese national team: “Coach Park Hang-seo is a very flexible and diverse coach in tactics and he has psychological measures to help the Vietnamese national team compete very successfully in previous tournaments. I think he is a real coach.”

Reporter of Nghe An Newspaper and Editor of Thairath TV at Thammasat Stadium. Photo: PV

Besides, the editor of Thairath TV also pointed out 3 faces that impressed him the most: “In the Vietnam national team, there are excellent players such as Ngoc Hai, Trong Hoang and Cong Phuong. I have followed Que Ngoc Hai since SEA Games 2015 and he has improved a lot.

I know that the Vietnam national team has a few injuries in defense, so Ngoc Hai's role is very important and he is trying to get acquainted with his new teammates in defense. As for Trong Hoang, he is a good player and different from the rest of the Vietnam national team and I think he can play in this match."

When commenting on the home team, Kao Jaroencher also expects the faces playing abroad such as Chanathip, Titiphan, he shared: “This time, the Thai national team has the best players, they have returned from playing abroad and are expected to improve the team's level. This is the first time coach Akira Nishino has led the Thai national team, everything in the past can change. And I hope Thailand has improved in the training sessions.

Que Ngoc Hai is the leader of the Vietnam national team. Photo: Trung Kien

One of the factors that surprised both Thai and Vietnamese fans was that the Thai national team called up 10 midfielders but only called up 1 striker. Kao Jaroencher explained: “Coach Nishino only called up 1 striker and he had his own calculations. I think the midfielders of the Thai national team play well in attack and can score goals.”

“There is a difference in the playing style of Chanathip and Quang Hai, each has their own way of playing. With Chanathip, he is very agile while Quang Hai is very dangerous with direct free kicks.

It is very difficult to predict the result, I think Thailand will have an advantage playing at home. This is Thailand's first match in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers and I hope we will win," said Thairath TV editor.