Que Ngoc Hai replaced coach Huu Thang to 'take revenge' against Indonesia
(Baonghean.vn) - Before the match against Indonesia, Vietnamese football did not have good results. The pain of the SEA Games and AFF Cup was still there, but after the match, Que Ngoc Hai and his teammates made even the most demanding audience satisfied.
Entering SLNA, Que Ngoc Hai and Dang Van Lam did not really stand out among his talented friends. According to the coaches, this boy was a late developer. It was true that it was not until 2011, when he was 18 years old, that Que Ngoc Hai and Dang Van Lam were called up to the Vietnam U19 team, then wore the captain's armband to participate in the Southeast Asian Championship.
2013 was truly the first milestone of Que Ngoc Hai. He and Pham Manh Hung were promoted by coach Huu Thang to the SLNA first team to try out, playing with seniors Nguyen Huy Hoang. However, at that time, Hung "crossbar" was the more prominent face. Even so, coach Huu Thang soon saw the qualities of this active boy.
When Coach Miura first started working with Vietnamese football, Que Ngoc Hai was the type of central defender he really liked with his good height, strong and fierce playing style. At the AFF Cup 2014, Ngoc Hai made his mark in the national team's jersey in the match against Indonesia at My Dinh with a beautiful goal.
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| Touching image of Que Ngoc Hai about Coach Huu Thang after scoring against Indonesia at AFF Cup 2014. Photo: ST |
Fans still remember the image of Coach Huu Thang inside Ngoc Hai's shirt, a gratitude, remembering the teacher who promoted him. The time when Coach Huu Thang had just left SLNA.
"Coach Huu Thang has had the most influence on my career. He trusted me and brought me to play in the V.League in SLNA's shirt. When I first got to wear the national team's shirt, I always wore a shirt with his picture printed on it to encourage myself and push myself to try harder."
After that, Que Ngoc Hai became the leader of U23 Vietnam in major tournaments such as SEA Games 2015, 2017, U23 Asia Qualifiers 2020, World Cup Qualifiers 2018... under the Japanese coach. However, this is not the most successful period of Vietnamese football.At the 2016 AFF Cup, Que Ngoc Hai under the command of coach Huu Thang officially faced Indonesia twice. In the semi-final match on the opponent's field, from Que Ngoc Hai's foul in the penalty area on Lilipaly, Salossa kicked the ball into Nguyen Manh's net, bringing a 2-1 victory for Indonesia.
The second leg of the semi-final at My Dinh Stadium was a truly historic match, full of emotions and even tears of pain. After Dinh Dong and Nguyen Manh fumbled the ball slowly over the goal line, the Vietnamese team had to play with one less man when Nguyen Manh received a red card and left the field.
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| The pitiful images of Que Ngoc Hai when meeting Indonesia at AFF Cup 2016. Photo: ST |
In a situation of being short-handed, Que Ngoc Hai had to put on his gloves and stand in goal but the miracle did not appear. A strong and passionate central defender suddenly became an unwilling and pitiful goalkeeper. After Ngoc Hai tripped Wahyudi in a face-off in the penalty area, Lestunen took a penalty kick to equalize 2-2 for Indonesia.
In the end, the team from the archipelago won 4-3 and eliminated the Vietnamese team from the AFF Cup 2016. A year later, U22 Vietnam under coach Huu Thang met Indonesia again, the Vietnamese team that day made the opponent suffocate, "die and come back to life" with an overwhelming game. But then the cruelty of football made us tied and lost, falling into a self-defeating situation when meeting Thailand later.
"If the U22 Vietnam team or the national team fails, I take full responsibility. I think resigning is the right decision. Hopefully, other experts will take over and help Vietnamese football turn to a new, better page."
Vietnam has played better than its opponents in the confrontations under coach Huu Thang with an attacking style of play. But that's football, playing better does not mean winning. We have lost every time we met Indonesia.
It should be remembered that not only coach Huu Thang, in 23 matches in big and small tournaments, Vietnam has only won 5 times, while Indonesia has won 9 matches. On the Indonesian field, the Vietnam team has only won 1 match, drawn 4 and lost 9 matches.
Coach Huu Thang and the Vietnam national team failed, all criticism was directed at the Nghe An coach. And he also took all responsibility and guilt on himself as a captain. That was the courage of a former national team captain, a man who had been honored and disgraced by football and dared to take on great responsibilities before Coach Park Hang-seo arrived.
Although before the Korean coach came to Vietnam, Que Ngoc Hai was removed from the national team's roster by interim coach Mai Duc Chung and the National Coaches Council in several matches in the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers in 2017.
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| Que Ngoc Hai is now truly grown up. Photo: Hai Hoang |
What had to come, Que Ngoc Hai continued to be the leader of the Vietnam National Team after a historic journey with Coach Park Hang-seo at the national team level. That was the AFF Cup 2018, Asian Cup 2019. The ability, leadership qualities and maturity of this central defender from Nghe An made everyone satisfied and admired.
AFF Cup 2018, when Vietnam hosted Malaysia in the second leg of the AFF Cup final after a 2-2 draw at Bukit Jalil. The match at My Dinh was an unusually tense affair. 14 yellow cards and 1 red card were shown. On average, every 6 minutes, the match was interrupted by the referee's whistle.
The Vietnamese national team's defense system all received yellow cards, including goalkeeper Dang Van Lam. However, Que Ngoc Hai was the one who did not receive any punishment or warning, always urging his teammates to try hard and stay calm until the end of the match. An amazing change for the central defender who used to be full of fire but lacked the coolness and efficiency of his youth.
Most recently, in the match against Thailand and Malaysia in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, without Dinh Trong, Que Ngoc Hai did his job very well. Not only did he stop all the opponent's attacks, causing the Malaysian strikers to not have a single shot on target, he also directly assisted Quang Hai to score the decisive goal.
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| Que Ngoc Hai celebrates the goal that increased the score to 2 - 0. Photo: Tuan Huu |
Last night, the Vietnam national team overwhelmed Indonesia right in Bali. In the 55th minute of the match between Indonesia and Vietnam in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, the Vietnam national team was awarded a penalty. The person who stepped up to take the kick was the captain and center-back Que Ngoc Hai. He skipped in the style of Juninho before gently kicking into the net.
That was definitely an emotional goal, an affirmation of Que Ngoc Hai. Previously, Que Ngoc Hai shed tears many times at the SEA Games, at the AFF Cup 2014 and 2016, now the central defender who grew up from SLNA makes us proud.
"I have played many matches with Indonesia and the results were not very good. Today, the Vietnamese team played their best to give Vietnamese fans a great match. This victory, for me personally, is very happy."
The Vietnam national team has gone through unbeaten records at the national team level with the players who have been trained by Coach Toshiya Miura and Coach Huu Thang. And that premise, the failures in history have sown and distilled the success of Vietnamese football over the past 2 years.
Today, we see a steel shield Que Ngoc Hai standing tall in front of the goal of the Vietnam National Team. But personally, the person he remembers most is probably Coach Nguyen Huu Thang, who discovered and trusted him in his first days on the pitch of V.League and the National Team.
Football is like that, this game is like that. The winners are always remembered and the losers gradually fade into oblivion. Next, the Vietnam national team will meet Thailand again at home. And that is an opportunity for Que Ngoc Hai and his teammates to claim "both principal and interest" from the 0-3 loss at My Dinh 4 years ago./.
Que Ngoc Hai created, Quang Hai scored, leaving Malaysia empty-handed at My Dinh
(Baonghean.vn) - Entering the match, Coach Park Hang-seo's team started the match quite cautiously while the away team performed very well. Quang Hai's brilliant performance helped the Vietnamese team to gain all the joy.
