Doan Van Hau injured, flag in Pham Xuan Manh's hands?
(Baonghean.vn) - With a serious knee injury, Doan Van Hau will have to stay off the field for about 3 months and will certainly not be present in the upcoming training session of the Vietnam National Team. The former Heerenveen player is even at risk of missing the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, taking place in March next year.
Information about Doan Van Hau's injury has made coach Park Hang-seo worried. Because throughout the past time, the player born in 1999 has always been the number 1 choice of the Korean strategist in the left-back position of U23 Vietnam and the Vietnam National Team. Therefore, coach Park Hang-seo must quickly find a new solution to fill the position that Doan Van Hau will have to temporarily leave.
Fortunately, in the left-back position,Coach Park Hang-seoThere are still many quality players. Besides Vu Van Thanh, Nguyen Phong Hong Duy and Sam Ngoc Duc are versatile players.Pham Xuan Manh, who has just returned to the Vietnam National Team after a long period of injury. The appearance of Manh "Kalou" will help coach Park Hang-seo more easily solve the problem of "no Doan Van Hau".
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| . Doan Van Hau will have to stay away from the field for about 3 months. Photo: HanoiFC |
Although he has only been back on the field for more than 2 months, Pham Xuan Manh has still managed to assert his class. In the last matches of SLNA, the player from Yen Thanh was alwaysCoach Ngo Quang TruongAccording to statistics, Pham Xuan Manh played in 6 consecutive matches, before being benched in the match between SLNA and DNH Nam Dinh in the final round of phase 2.V.League 2020.
Not only completing his duties excellently in the role of a right-back, Pham Xuan Manh also often plays impressively in the role of a left-back, whenever he is called upon.SLNA coaching staffgive opportunity
Witnessing Pham Xuan Manh's excellent performances, Coach Park Hang-seo immediately included his favorite student in the list of 37 players of the Vietnam National Team in this training session.
In the absence of serviceDoan Van Hau, most likely, coach Park Hang-seo will test Pham Xuan Manh in the left-back position. Previously, Manh "Kalou" only played in the right-back position for the U23 Vietnam and Olympic Vietnam teams at the 2018 U23 Asian Cup and the 18th Asiad, replacing Vu Van Thanh. That was not enough for Pham Xuan Manh to win the trust of coach Park.
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| Pham Xuan Manh (in white shirt) is a strong candidate for the role of "stand-in" for Doan Van Hau. Photo: Discovery |
Therefore, Pham Xuan Manh will have to try harder to compete with his teammates playing in the same position, typically Nguyen Phong Hong Duy. Objectively, the player currently on the payroll of HAGL is not in the best form. Even experts and domestic football fans were quite surprised by coach Park Hang-seo's decision to call up Nguyen Phong Hong Duy.
If he performs well in training sessions and in the two friendly matches with U22 Vietnam, the opportunity for Pham Xuan Manh is not small.
The immediate task of the player born in 1996 is to strive to complete the requirements set by coach Park Hang-seo. Otherwise, Manh "Kalou" will have to accept watchingNguyen Phong Hong Duymonopolized the left-back position during the time Doan Van Hau was away from the field. However, compared to other teammates, Nguyen Phong Hong Duy was favored by Mr. Park.
The flag is in your hand, wave it, Pham Xuan Manh!