Coach Park Hang-seo finalizes the list of Vietnamese team for AFF Cup 2022

Coach Park Hang-seo decided to bring 25 players to Laos before calculating the personnel. He eliminated the first 4 players after the friendly match against the Philippines on the evening of December 15. Notably, among them was goalkeeper Van Hoang.

Coach Park Hang-seodecided to keep Nguyen Van Toan, the goalkeeper from Hai Phong Club who will not play in V.League 2022, while Van Hoang has made 18 appearances for Song Lam Nghe An Club and has shown stable performance. In the friendly match between Vietnam and Dortmund (2-1) on November 30, Van Hoang played 8 minutes on the field.

Goalkeeper Van Hoang was eliminated from the list of participants in the AFF Cup 2022. Photo: Hai Hoang

The elimination of two young players, Hoang Duy and Thanh Nhan, was predictable. Both were not in the previous lineup of the Vietnamese team. Coach Park retained Khuat Van Khang of Viettel in the lineup. In addition, striker Ha Duc Chinh could not compete for a starting position when the Vietnamese team had Pham Tuan Hai, who is currently in stable form. The Vietnamese team added Nguyen Van Quyet alongside Nguyen Tien Linh in the attack.

On December 17, the Vietnam national team will leave for Laos to play the first match at the AFF Cup 2022. Photo: Hai Hoang

The Vietnamese team will bring 25 players to Laos on the morning of December 17. Before the first match on December 21, Mr. Park will eliminate two more players to complete the official list of 23 players for the AFF Cup 2022.

Depending on the training and competition situation in Laos, the Vietnamese team will make last-minute changes. This is a common habit of the Korean coach to ensure that the Vietnamese team has the strongest squad before each tournament.

Currently, the Vietnamese team has two minor injuries, Nguyen Hoang Duc and Doan Van Hau. They did not play in Vietnam's 1-0 victory over the Philippines at Hang Day Stadium on the evening of December 14./.

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