Thai journalist 'Vietnam is still strong enough to win'; Cong Phuong makes coach Park worry
(Baonghean.vn) - Revealing the reason why Mac Hong Quan was eliminated from the Vietnam National Team; Vietnam vs Malaysia: Difficulties pile up; Van Hau has no chance to start with Heerenveen in the next match; Thai journalist: "Vietnam National Team is still strong enough to beat Malaysia"; Cong Phuong is absent for 4 consecutive matches in the Belgian National Championship are notable Sports news today.
Cong Phuong absent for 4 consecutive matches in Belgian National Championship
Sint-Truidense Club (STVV) continued to not register Cong Phuong in the list of players to compete with Kortrijk on October 6, meaning the Nghe An striker will be absent for the fourth consecutive match in the Belgian National Championship.
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| Cong Phuong continues to not be given a chance at STVV |
This will certainly make coach Park and the coaching staff of the Vietnamese team very worried.
Van Hau has no chance to start with Heerenveen in the next match
After the 3-0 win over VVV Venlo, coach Johnny Jansen has faith in his players and confirmed that he will keep the same starting lineup to welcome Zwolle.
“Heerenveen beat VVV Venlo 3-0 last weekend. Based on this result, we will maintain the starting lineup. Heerenveen is aiming for its first home win, because after 4 matches, we have drawn all,” coach Jansen was quoted by the Leeuwarder Courant.
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| Coach Jansen's squad is gradually stabilizing. |
Marcell Koopers, a writer for Fean Online who specializes in writing about the Heerenveen team, commented to Zing.vn: “I watched the video of Jong Heerenveen’s most recent match. Van Hau played well and gradually integrated into the Dutch football environment. However, Van Hau cannot play as a starter because Woudenberg plays better and better.”
After the match against Zwolle, Van Hau returned to join the Vietnamese team to prepare for the next matches of the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup against Malaysia and Indonesia.
Revealing the reason why Mac Hong Quan was eliminated from the Vietnam National Team
Mac Hong Quan was removed from the Vietnam national team list due to force majeure, not professional reasons.
After the VFF and coach Park Hang-seo announced the first shortlist of the Vietnam national team preparing for the two matches against Malaysia and Indonesia, there were many conflicting opinions about the positions of the eliminated players, especially the case of Mac Hong Quan.
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| Mac Hong Quan leaves Vietnam national team due to injury. |
However, according to internal information, the player of Than Quang Ninh suffered a relatively serious injury. It is expected that Mac Hong Quan will need 3 weeks - 1 month to recover. Therefore, coach Park Hang-seo was forced to remove the midfielder of Than Quang Ninh Club from the list of the Vietnam National Team participating in the 2 matches with Malaysia and Indonesia.
Vietnam vs Malaysia: Difficulties pile up
Both Vietnam and Malaysia suffered major losses before the match at My Dinh Stadium on October 10.
On the Malaysian side, midfielder No. 8 Nor Azam Azih will be absent due to a knee injury sustained in the 1-2 loss to the UAE (September 10). Most recently, coach Tan Cheng Hoe was forced to remove this midfielder from the squad for the match against Sri Lanka today.
In addition to Nor Azam Azih, the Malaysian national team has 5 players who are currently being treated for injuries: Janasekaran Partiban, Shahrul Saad, Amirul Azhan Aznan, Abdul Halim Saari and Danial Amier Norhisham. In addition, in the training session on October 3, striker Shahrel Fikri suffered a groin injury and could only complete half of the training session.
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| Injuries to players in recent times have left many worries ahead of the match against Malaysia. Photo: VSI |
In addition, the pillars of the Vietnam national team who are playing for Hanoi FC, along with Van Hau and Cong Phuong (playing in Europe), will have to go through long flights before joining their teammates after completing their duties with their clubs. The players have almost no rest, and their physical strength has not yet recovered. This will certainly be a headache for coach Park Hang-seo.
Thai journalist: "Vietnam team is still strong enough to beat Malaysia"
Thai media quickly updated news about the list of the Vietnamese team after the afternoon of October 4. Head coach Park Hang-seo quickly shortened the list to 25 players to prepare for the matches against Malaysia and Indonesia in Group G of the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup.
"I am impressed with Coach Park Hang-seo's unexpected finalization of the squad. Like previous times, his way of working is very interesting. The current Vietnamese team's structure is quite similar to the opening match of the World Cup qualifiers, but with some new names. I guess Mr. Park saw something from these players," editor of the Thai version of Fox Sports Asia, Mr. Teerapatra Rundhasevi, shared with Zing.vn.
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| The pressure to beat Malaysia and Indonesia forced coach Park Hang-seo to be cautious by trusting his former students. Graphics: Minh Phuc. |
"Luong Xuan Truong's absence is regrettable. However, in the current list of Vietnam's national team, there are still many midfielders who can replace Xuan Truong. Those are the players who performed well in the recent 0-0 draw against the War Elephants," commentator Kao Barley Jaroencher of Thairath TV shared with Zing.vn reporter.