Coach Park Hang-seo lacks strikers, but not good goalkeepers
(Baonghean.vn) - The Vietnam National Team has just missed the opportunity to call up goalkeeper Filip Nguyen when he and the Czech National Team participated in the UEFA Nations League 2020. This issue is receiving special attention from fans, but does the Vietnam National Team really need another goalkeeper?
As we know, over timeCoach Park Hang-seohas mentioned a lot about the issue of changing and upgrading the gameplay ofVietnam National TeamIn the context of the 3-4-3 formation starting to be exposed and predictable. More than ever, the Korean coach and the Vietnam national team need to focus on finding more strikers.
"I often discuss this issue with the federation. The first issue is whether those players want to have Vietnamese nationality or not. Even if they do, the next thing will be the procedures and time to complete. If that person is really talented, we need them. But if they are only on par with domestic players, then the call-up really needs to be considered."
In the most recent training session, Coach Park called up to 4 goalkeepers.Nguyen Van Hoang (SLNA), Pham Van Phong (Saigon), Nguyen Van Toan (Hai Phong) and Tran Buu Ngoc (Hoang Anh Gia Lai). If we count the case of goalkeeper Dang Van Lam who is playing in Thailand, the team's coaching board has 5 very good choices. Among them, Van Lam, Van Hoang, Van Toan are those who have worked with coach Park.
Second, Coach Park Hang-seo is so short of a striker that he has to call back veteran Nguyen Anh Duc, even though the 35-year-old has retired from the national team. This season, Anh Duc has only played 24 minutes. He also has to call up Xuan Nam (HCMC), Tuan Tai (SLNA) for the first time in addition to Cong Phuong, Tien Linh and possibly Ha Duc Chinh.
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| Veteran Anh Duc has not yet "retired" under coach Park Hang-seo. Photo: VFF |
For example, Cong Phuong in the club's shirt is gradually getting used to playing as an attacking midfielder, not a striker. Striker Xuan Nam is only used to coming on from the bench, Tuan Tai also often plays as a winger, not a striker in the SLNA shirt.
According to news from Ho Chi Minh City Club, Coach Chung Hae-soung is planning to use the Costa Rican foreign duo in attack. This also means that Cong Phuong will continue to be pulled down to play in midfield. This is a position where the Nghe An striker can play thanks to his ball-holding ability, but also somewhat limits his danger in situations approaching the goal.
After 11 matches in V.League 2020, Cong Phuong played 867 minutes, had 3 assists and 4 goals with 7/23 shots on target. The successful passing rate of the Vietnamese national team striker is 75%. The Nghe An player's index in the central midfielder position (attacking) is only behind the leader Do Hung Dung.
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| Coach Park Hang-seo has no shortage of good goalkeepers to choose from, what the Vietnamese national team lacks are strikers. Graphics: TK |
According to Instat's records and analysis, with 28 strikers (centers), 12 foreign players are in the top group, in the bottom group there are only Duc Chinh, Tien Linh, Xuan Nam, Van Toan, Minh Tuan, Duy Long who are the players who regularly play in this position. There are up to 21 foreign or naturalized strikers occupying the striker role.
Looking at the list of top scorers in V.League 2020, Coach Park Hang-seo has reason to worry about the attack. Because the top 10 strikers (scoring 5-7 goals) are all foreign or naturalized players. Of the 5 names mentioned above, only Tien Linh brings the most peace of mind and that is too little for the 3-5-2 formation.
Thus, it can be seen that even without the service ofFilip NguyenCoach Park Hang-seo still has many good goalkeepers and this position is not the top concern. Instead, what the Korean strategist is most concerned about is the ability of domestic strikers to play, their performance to improve the Vietnam national team as desired.
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