Will Quang Hai and Cong Phuong be called by Mr. Troussier?

That is the main resource from V-League 1 and 2, plus the resource from players playing abroad, the source of overseas Vietnamese players is ready to wait for a call from Mr. Troussier and the Vietnam Football Federation.

But the thing worth mentioning is that the reality of the quality of the players does not show the trust as expected, even the opposite and paradoxical thing is happening. For example, there are currently 3 star players playing abroad with the hope of being promoted when competing in developed football countries, but they are in a period of... sadness that they do not want to talk about or mention.

Quang Hai is likely to leave Pau FC 1 year ahead of schedule. Photo: Pau FC

For a long time, the media rarely mentioned it.Quang Haibecause he is almost not on the Pau FC squad but is having to practice and play for the youth team. The news that Pau FC is about to be relegated to the 3rd division in France makes all thoughts about Quang Hai even more gloomy, if not the peak of disappointment. Meanwhile, Cong Phuong, who is playing for Yokohama FC, J-League 1 in Japan, but is only on the field for a few minutes, is making this star vaguely realize that his chances are gradually fading away in the Vietnam National Team in the near future. A better player is Van Toan when he is playing as a starter in Seoul E-Land- K-League 2. But even if he is called, the contribution of this former Hoang Anh Gia Lai star is very difficult to say that it is more than before, because he does not have the necessary qualities of a quality striker like Tien Linh or even the young Van Tung today?

Therefore, the most important resource contributing to the Vietnam National Team is still the excellent players currently playing in V-League 1 and 2. Round 8 is underway after the break to serve SEA Games 32, starting to show the candidates for Mr. Troussier to choose. From now until the end of round 11 of V-League, the selection team has enough time to evaluate the number of players who have been called up, the emerging factors to call up for the debut match at the national team level of the new coach against the weaker opponent, the Hong Kong - China National Team, next June.

Players Van Thanh, Hoang Duc with a double, Minh Vuong, Duc Chinh with 1 goal... are the first to "announce" their names in V-League to prove that they are still the first candidates worthy of being called up to the national team. There will be many stars in Hanoi FC who will speak up in the match against the weak team SHB Da Nang, but unfortunately Hung Dung will be absent due to injury and the unlucky star Van Quyet will have a long time to be considered after being suspended for 8 matches for unsportsmanlike behavior more than once.

Midfielder Thai Son's joy after scoring against U22 Singapore. Photo: Hai Hoang

In the V-League 2 currently playing, there are notable names such as Quang Thinh, Minh Trong in U22 Vietnam or the newly emerging young central defender Le Van Hung, 1m87 tall, scoring more goals than the striker, will be notable factors, including in the Vietnam National Team. While the pillars of the national team such as Ngoc Hai, Tien Linh... are playing in average and weak teams, the quality of teammates is poor, ambition is weak, the ability to add new factors is very necessary. Moreover, Mr. Troussier will certainly consider the current form of the players to call up the national team without any pressure from the past, so it is not unusual for someone to be eliminated here, worth mentioning?

To see, when the stars who are playing abroad do not have the opportunity to show themselves, when the pillars in the country play poorly, the renewal and rebuilding of the national team will be more concerned than ever. Up to now, no one is sure that Mr. Troussier will call Quang Hai, Cong Phuong or Van Toan back to practice even though they have the necessary reputation and class. Ngoc Hai or Tien Linh will also be competed by their juniors if they do not really prove what Mr. Troussier needs for the upcoming away trip.

It is predicted that Mr. Troussier will call a young squad, quickly grasping the new coach's playing philosophy and that is the advantage of the young team that just competed in the recent SEA Games. Of course, in that potential young team, Van Do, Van Chuan, Van Khang, Van Truong, Tuan Tai, Duy Cuong... will also have to progress steadily to have a chance. Opportunities even open up for the U19 and even U17 youth teams under Mr. Hoang Anh Tuan, who have had a lot of practice, practice and matured quickly compared to their seniors, especially the current U22 generation.

Who will be called up?Vietnam teamis a question that is both easy and difficult to answer satisfactorily. After all, if V-League 1 plays with quality, truly competes, without any three-way or four-way alliances, saving each other, then the appearance of bright stars in the starry sky is inevitable, freely evaluated and chosen. That is the shortest, highest quality, most inevitable path to building national teams, including the Vietnam National Team, although we still have many other "sources", but unfortunately the quality is not as expected?./.