How did Phan Van Duc and Pham Xuan Manh work hard at SLNA and the national team?
(Baonghean.vn) - The 2018 season witnessed the remarkable progress of the duo Phan Van Duc - Pham Xuan Manh, but the two players of the Vietnam Olympic team also had to compete on too many fronts.
In 2018, not to mention friendly tournaments, Phan Van Duc and Pham Xuan Manh competed in many fronts including: U23 Asian Cup Finals, Asian Cup 2019 qualifiers and 3 fronts AFC Cup, National Cup and V.League in the colors of Song Lam Nghe An.
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Statistics on Phan Van Duc in the 2018 season. Graphics: Trung Kien |
After the U23 Asian Cup with 7 matches, Phan Van Duc returned to SLNA with very important contributions. In V.League 2018, he played 16 matches, scored 9 goals and had 2 assists.
In the AFC Cup and National Cup, Phan Van Duc had a total of 10 matches and 3 goals. Thus, the SLNA midfielder has played a total of 41 matches for the club, U23 team, Olympic team and national team.
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Statistics on Pham Xuan Manh in the 2018 football season. Graphics: Trung Kien |
With Pham Xuan Manh, the SLNA defender also played with the same intensity as his teammate. After the Asian Finals, he played the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers, contributed to the club and stretched himself at the 2018 Asian Games with a total of 40 matches.
With such a dense competition intensity and a lot of traveling, the physical strength of the two SLNA players has been somewhat affected. Both have suffered different injuries and are at risk of missing the rest of the V.League 2018, even the AFF Cup 2018 at the end of the year.

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