Risk of SLNA players' absence at Sea Games 31
(Baonghean.vn) - Currently, in the U23 Vietnam team, there are 2 faces from SLNA: Thai Ba Sang and Dinh Xuan Tien.
In the 3 matches of U23 Vietnam at Dubai Cup 2022, against U23 Iraq, U23 Croatia and U23 Uzbekistan, the 2 players mentioned above had to sit on the bench. Dinh Xuan Tien did not even play a single minute, and Thai Ba Sang only came on as a substitute once. This is extremely regrettable for the duo of players currently on the payroll of SLNA.
Don't forget that in this tournament,U23 Vietnamstill does not have all the most important pillars (Nguyen Thanh Binh and Bui Hoang Viet Anh are busy training with the Vietnam National Team). Not to mention that in the near future, Coach Park Hang-seo will add 3 faces over 23 years old. At that time, the competition for a place to attend the 31st Sea Games among members of the U23 Vietnam team will be extremely fierce.
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| Center back Thai Ba Sang has difficulty staying in U23 Vietnam. Photo: Document |
In less than 2 months, Coach Park Hang-seo and his team will begin their journey to defend their Gold Medal in men's football. With the current situation, the risk of Thai Ba Sang and Dinh Xuan Tien being eliminated from the U23 Vietnam team is possible. If so, it is likely that no SLNA players will compete in the 31st Sea Games, which will be held in Vietnam next May.
According to statistics, since the 18th Sea Games (1995), in the lineup of the Vietnam National Team, U22 Vietnam or U23 Vietnam, there has always been at least 1 face from the Nghe An team. Particularly at the 22nd Sea Games (2003), also hosted by Vietnam, the number of SLNA players in the U23 Vietnam lineup was overwhelming, with 9 out of 20 faces selected by the late coach Alfred Riedl.
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Midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien is currently the most promising face of SLNA. Photo: Hau Hoang |
Now, we can only hope that Coach Park Hang-seo will include Que Ngoc Hai or Phan Van Duc, or both, in the U23 Vietnam squad for the 31st Sea Games, similar to the case of Nguyen Trong Hoang and Do Hung Dung at the Sea Games nearly 3 years ago, which took place in the Philippines. It all depends on the final decision of the Korean strategist./.