Vuong Quoc Trung - Coach Quang Truong's expectation
(Baonghean.vn) - When Khac Ngoc and Ngoc Toan left Vinh Stadium and Van Binh retired, Quoc Trung was the most anticipated central midfielder. It seems that coach Quang Truong has high expectations for this midfielder born in 1990.
Wandering days
Quoc Trung is not a strange player to SLNA and the midfielder position. He is the same age as The Nhat, but it was the fact that he left the Nghe An team to join the Hai Phong team that allowed him to quickly show his skills in the V.League. Quoc Trung is the type of player that coach Truong Viet Hoang liked when he was in charge of Hai Phong.
The style of play of the player named Vuong is quite simple, he often reads the opponent's attacking intentions early, not rushing to intercept. Usually, Quoc Trung sticks to the opponent for a short distance before launching the decisive attack to steal the ball, in defensive skills, the ability to tackle is the strongest point.
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| In defensive skills, tackling ability is Quoc Trung's strongest point. Photo HPFC. |
The 2019 V.League season is probably a time that Vuong Quoc Trung does not want to remember. Quoc Trung and Dinh Bao, two players from Nghe An, were forced to leave Hai Phong in the saddest way after round 12. In the relegation battle of the Thanh team, although in the hands of coach Quang Bao and then Mai Xuan Hop there were not many capable players, Quoc Trung was still not trusted.
After the match with Quang Ninh on September 15, 2019, Quoc Trung was no longer allowed to play. He was only allowed to play 6 return matches for Thanh Hoa, signaling difficult days awaiting this SLNA player. Returning to Vinh Stadium in the context of the Nghe An team "changing blood" both coach and frame is both an opportunity and a challenge for Quoc Trung.
Opportunities and challenges
Among the 4 players that coach Ngo Quang Truong has chosen for the central midfielder position, Quang Tinh, Quoc Trung, Van Lam, Sy Sam, no one is rated higher than the 3 SLNA midfielders who played in the same position last year, Khac Ngoc, Ngoc Toan, Van Binh. If Quang Tinh is questioned about his physical strength, Sy Sam has reached the limit of his creativity, then Quoc Trung and Van Lam are considered "unknowns".
Playing as a central midfielder for 5 seasons in the V.League, Quoc Trung only scored 3 goals, which is too little. Since July 2016, Quoc Trung has not scored a goal, which has caused the SLNA midfielder to lose a lot of points in the eyes of experts.
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| Nghe An audiences hope midfielder Quoc Trung will score many goals at SLNA. Photo: Archive |
To be in the top 10 of V.League 2020, the Nghe An team must score about 30-32 goals. While the scoring ability of foreign players is still a "secret" besides Van Duc, Tuan Tai, Xuan Manh, the measure of Vuong Quoc Trung's contribution in his return to SLNA is still goals.
But how to score goals in the SLNA team at this time is not a simple problem. It really needs a new style of play from Quoc Trung, the support of teammates and the guidance in training and competition from coach Quang Truong. There is a slight advantage that Quang Truong has followed Quoc Trung closely when he was working in Hai Phong, but that alone is not enough.