What did Quang Hai and Trong Hoang choose and what did they give up?
(Baonghean.vn) - From now until the end of the year, many key players of the capital team will face 5 arenas. Will they be able to handle the matches in the colors of Hanoi, U22 Vietnam and the national team? Who will be the one to help them choose what and what to leave out?
Up to now, the Hanoi key players have played approximately 40 matches since the beginning of the year. Quang Hai, in particular, has played his 45th match and his tired legs are clearly visible in Thailand. Humorously speaking: "The more successful Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem is, the more sweat breaks out on Mr. Park's forehead."
A triple win opportunity
This year is considered a successful season for coach Chu Dinh Nghiem and his team. It seems that they have touched the V.League Championship Cup for the 5th time and become the Vietnamese team with the most achievements in the history of the S-shaped strip of land. Mr. Hien has spared no expense in recruiting players to complete the "treble cup" of the season thanks to the young players.
Being in the semi-finals of the National Cup, their chances of winning the championship are clearer than ever. They need 2 more matches to bring the golden cup to the club's traditional room, although the date and time have not been determined by the Organizing Committee.
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| Quang Hai in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Thailand. Photo: Trung Kien |
Coach Park Hang-seo and his team will start their campaign to hunt for tickets to Qatar from the second qualifying round and play a total of 10 matches, including (expected) 6 matches in 2019 and 4 matches in 2020. In 2019, there will be 6 matches of the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup on September 5 and 10, October 10 and 15, November 14 and 19. The remaining four matches will be in March and June of 2020. Thus, the Vietnam national team will have 6 matches in 2019, including 3 matches at My Dinh National Stadium.
SEA Games 2019, 11 teams will also be divided into 2 groups, 1 group of 6 teams and 1 group of 5 teams. The men's football competition will take place from November 25 to December 10, on 3 stadiums with artificial turf: Memorial, UMAK Football and Binan Football. If present in the final match, Quang Hai and Hung Dung will have to play 7 matches on artificial turf.
This means that the key players of the capital team, if they participate in all 5 arenas, will have to play 22 more matches from now until December 10, not to mention 2-3 friendly matches. Because the host Philippines plays difficultly, it took them 6 days to "change system" from natural grass to artificial grass.
Rotation problem
In just the first match of the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup, the technical indicators of Quang Hai and Duy Manh have dropped dramatically. Before that, defenders Dinh Trong and Van Hau were injured. In the match against the Thai national team, Quang Hai only touched the ball 41 times on the field, lower than Trong Hoang who only played 65 minutes. This talented midfielder also only entered the 16.5m box of the Thai national team twice, with a successful passing rate of 58.3%, the lowest in recent years.
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| Trong Hoang at the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Photo: Trung Kien |
When it is not possible to participate in all the qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup, SEA Games, V.League, AFC Cup, National Cup, what to choose, what to leave out, how to rotate all need to be carefully studied. It is time for both the club and the national team to "save resources" to protect the players' legs and prolong the life of the pitch./.