Who will wear the captain's armband instead of Que Ngoc Hai?

As commented byCoach Park Hang-seoQue Ngoc Hai has basically fulfilled his role as the national team leader well in the past 3 years. The election of a new team executive committee aims to create a new breeze in the locker room as well as on the field, to bring new effects to the Vietnam National Team - something that coaches around the world often do when reforming the squad.

Need a clear head

InAFF Cup 2020, we have seen the captain role of Que Ngoc Hai and Chanathip Songkrasin on the Thai side in the 2 matches. Que Ngoc Hai, although still showing his leadership role in the locker room, on the field lacked the cunning of captain Chanathip. The 28-year-old player currently playing in the J1.League did a great job of encouraging his teammates and constantly frustrating his opponents with his tricks on the field. After scoring 2 goals, Chanathip and the Thai players dragged the Vietnamese players into their intentional arguments.

In terms of experience, people will lean towards Van Quyet, who has had too much time to eat national team food. Photo: VFF

In particular, captain Que Ngoc Hai had many moments of losing his composure, culminating in kicking the ball into the face of Thailand's Supachok when the player was already on the field. This was an impulsive action, easily igniting hot heads and red cards, which as captain, Ngoc Hai should not do. In the future, to surpass the Thais, in addition to professional issues, a world-class captain is needed to lead the team through difficult times.

Who will wear the captain's armband?

Which player will be replaced?Que Ngoc Haiwearing the captain's armband? For a long time, the two vice-captains Duc Huy and Xuan Truong have been quite obscure in their professional roles on the field because they have not played much, so the possibility of replacing them will not be high. Broadly speaking, among the 30 players present at the AFF Cup, it is difficult to find anyone with more professional ability and game coverage than the central defender from Nghe An.

It seems that the national team captain will be a new face, the new people that Coach Park called to concentrate on January 13. Because of this sensitive issue, Coach Park announced the change of the staff at the time the team left camp, quite delicately and reasonably. With the tradition of the captain's armband being reserved for the main player with seniority in the team, having prestige in the locker room, people think more about the two names Van Quyet and Hung Dung. These are players from Hanoi Club who are having a lot of influence on the team.

Midfielder Hung Dung is also a candidate to wear the captain's armband. Photo: VFF

If Van Quyet is the captain of the national team at the AFF Cup 2018, Hung Dung has also been given the captain's armband by coach Park several times. These are all players who have great influence when joining the national team, Van Quyet is currently the captain of Hanoi Club. With the current situation of the national team, the ability of players Van Quyet and Hung Dung to play in the starting lineup is quite high.

In terms of experience, people will lean towards Van Quyet, who has had too much time to eat national team food. But having more tricks than necessary makes the captain of Hanoi Club get minus points, in which Hung Dung has just returned from injury, so the playing time on the field is unlikely to be enough for 90 minutes. The capital team still has another excellent player, midfielder Quang Hai, but the ability to inspire and lead the team is still a big question.

Changing the captain of the national team is just the prelude of the Korean coach after the failure at the AFF Cup 2020. The biggest problem of the Vietnamese team is still changing the playing style and personnel after 3 years of coach Park leading the team.

An Thanh