Before the match U23 Vietnam - U23 Australia: Van Toan will start?
(Baonghean.vn) - In the minutes on the field in the match against U23 Korea, Van Toan showed his excellent role in the U23 Vietnam attack. Thanks to that performance, it is likely that the player from HAGL Club will be named by Coach Park Hang Seo in the starting lineup in the match against U23 Australia.
In the 1-2 loss to U23 Korea, coach Park Hang Seo used the trio Cong Phuong - Quang Hai - Duc Chinh to play the highest on the attack line. Objectively speaking, Duc Chinh was the most disappointing player on the U23 Vietnam attack line. In more than 71 minutes on the field, the player born in 1997 could not create a close connection with the satellites playing around him. In addition, "wooden" Chinh often made mistakes that caused the home team to miss the rhythm in counter-attack situations.
This is completely normal. Duc Chinh's strength is his ability to press and act as a wall for his teammates. However, facing opposing players with similar or better physique and strength, the striker of SHB Da Nang Club could not bring out his strengths. Therefore, during the minutes he appeared on the field, the 20-year-old player did not create any dangerous situations towards the goal of the U23 Korea team. Being taken off the field by coach Park Hang Seo in the 71st minute (to make way for Van Toan) was clear evidence of Duc Chinh's poor performance.
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| Duc Chinh (number 13) played quite poorly against U23 Korea in the last match. Photo: Internet |
With the above lackluster performance, and the upcoming opponent of U23 Vietnam is U23 Australia - with a similar physique and physical strength to U23 Korea, the opportunity for coach Park Hang Seo to put Duc Chinh on the field from the start is extremely small. The person that Mr. Park is aiming to replace Duc Chinh is none other than Van Toan. Although he only entered the field in the 71st minute of the match against U23 Korea, what the player from HAGL Club showed was quite impressive.
Although he does not have the same physique and physical strength as his junior Duc Chinh, Van Toan in return possesses a skillful technical foundation and extensive battle experience. In particular, the midfielder born in 1996 plays extremely well with the players on the U23 Vietnam attack line such as Cong Phuong, Xuan Truong, Quang Hai... With Van Toan on the field, the U23 Vietnam team's playing style will become more flexible and dangerous thanks to the small passes that are the trademark of HAGL.
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| It is likely that Van Toan will be on the field from the start in the match against U23 Australia. Photo: Internet |
Of course, Coach Park Hang Seo is not foolish enough to arrange Van Toan to fill the position left by Duc Chinh (striker). Instead, Mr. Park will push Cong Phuong to play highest with the support of the duo Quang Hai - Van Toan playing right behind.
The coordination and constant position swapping between these 3 players will help U23 Vietnam break down the tall defense system of U23 Australia. This is the way of playing that helped U19 Vietnam defeat U19 Australia in 2014.
Any comments at this point are just speculation. Will Van Toan appear in the starting lineup of U23 Vietnam in the match against U23 Australia? It all depends on the choice of Coach Park Hang Seo./.