Nguyen Trong Hoang - the 'lungless' warrior

Dear Bao• DNUM_BHZBAZCABJ 20:51

(Baonghean.vn) - Trong Hoang continues to return with the image of a "lungless" warrior in the two most recent matches of the Vietnam National Team against Malaysia and Indonesia.

Trong Hoang had a terrible month of competition when he suffered a "silly" injury in the match against Viettel in round 21 of V.League 2019. That unexpected incident could have taken away Hoang "cow's" chance to participate in the opening match of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers against the Thai national team. But no, with his excellent physique, Trong Hoang recovered surprisingly quickly and was completely fit to join his teammates on the journey to the "Land of the Golden Pagoda".

In fact, Trong Hoang did not show much in the match of Vietnam National Team at Buriram United Stadium in Thailand. He had to leave the field in the second half to make way for Van Thanh. Vietnam National Team got the necessary point. As for Trong Hoang, it has been a long time since people saw him play poorly under Coach Park Hang-seo.

Trong Hoang continuously encountered problems within 1 month of competition. Photo: Document

Returning to V.League, Trong Hoang continued to have bad luck. In the match of round 23 between Viettel and Hanoi, the home team's midfielder made an unnecessary foul on Van Quyet and received a red card. Trong Hoang's lack of composure helped Hanoi turn the game around and win 5-2.

However, for the Korean coach, Trong Hoang is still an irreplaceable name in the Vietnam national team and he continues to be given opportunities. Coach Park's trust was immediately rewarded after 2 matches with Malaysia and Indonesia. The Vietnam national team won a maximum of 6 points with an impeccable performance. There, Trong Hoang was one of the most effective players.

Especially in the match against Indonesia, Hoang "cow" almost locked down the right wing of the Vietnam team, from which he often had extremely rhythmic attacks and defenses. It was Trong Hoang who made the most dangerous shot of the Vietnam team before Duy Manh scored the opening goal of the match in the 26th minute.

Trong Hoang returned strongly and helped the Vietnam national team win all 2 matches in the World Cup qualifiers. Photo courtesy of Trung Kien

The most impressive mark of the Viettel player was his sprint and then a delicate pass to Tien Linh who ran up and scored, raising the score to 3-0 for the Vietnam team.

10 years ago, Trong Hoang was first called up to the Vietnam National Team. Since then, the player who grew up at SLNA has always been a factor trusted by every coach. However, under the hands of Mr. Park Hang-seo, Trong Hoang has "rejuvenated" perfectly. This is the time when Trong Hoang most clearly affirmed his talent when he was allowed to retreat to play as a full-back. A turning point change for Trong Hoang himself and the entire Vietnam National Team.

At the age of 30, many people think of the prospect of "saying goodbye" to football. For Trong Hoang, it's different. He is living in the most beautiful time with his juniors in their twenties like Quang Hai or Van Hau... No one would think that Trong Hoang is an "old man" playing with many juniors who are much younger in age.

Dear Bao