Que Ngoc Hai and penalties

Chinese press has made some very interesting discoveries, the Vietnam team is ranked 15th in Asia in the latest FIFA rankings but is present in the final qualifying round.World Cup 2022of the continent consists of 12 teams. Next, among the 12 teams in the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup, the Vietnam national team (VNT) is holding the "record" of being penalized the most with 5 penalties/10 matches. And central defender Que Ngoc Hai was the one who caused the Vietnam national team to be penalized but he himself scored 1 goal from the 11m mark.

Professional analysis

In the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia,Vietnam teamwas blown 3 penalties. In the second leg against Thailand at My Dinh Stadium, in the corner kick situation in the 27th minute, Doan Van Hau fouled from behind, knocking down an opponent player in the penalty area. However, goalkeeper Dang Van Lam made an excellent save from Theerathon's penalty kick. The question of marking position was raised, with Chinese and Omani players having bigger and taller bodies, we had to have a strategy to avoid being at a disadvantage, leading to having to commit fouls in high ball situations.

Vietnam team in the first training session on the UAE field. Photo: VFF

In the match against Malaysia in the UAE, Van Hau made a foul while jumping high to head the ball, helping Malaysia equalize 1-1. Fortunately, at the end of the match, the Vietnam team was awarded a penalty kick so Ngoc Hai brought home a 2-1 victory. Van Hau rarely played in the Netherlands, so the feeling of space was problematic. This was a match in which Que Ngoc Hai was highly appreciated for his leadership role when receiving a penalty kick in a rather tense situation.

In the 2-3 loss to the host UAE, the second goal was also a penalty from a foul by goalkeeper Tan Truong. To be fair, UAE was superior to us, so that situation when we were at a disadvantage in speed, it was hard to change. But the distance between defender and goalkeeper is still an issue that needs to be learned from, Tan Truong is not as strong as Nguyen Manh in situations that require a leader.

Center back Que Ngoc Hai.

In the opening match of the third qualifying round in Saudi Arabia, 2 out of 3 goals were from penalty situations. The home team Saudi Arabia is ranked 3rd, much better than us, so we put constant pressure on the attack, especially when they had lost first. Two situations were penalized because the ball touched the hand of defender Duy Manh when he fell to block the opponent's shot and Que Ngoc Hai illegally blocked the opponent. This is the result of letting the opponent put great pressure, conceding the goal later in a 10 vs 11 match, the team pushed up to find the equalizer is acceptable.

Leadership role

With the goal of scoring goals and points against China and Oman, the Vietnamese team must certainly minimize situations where the referee blows a penalty. The leadership role ofQue Ngoc HaiIt is extremely important that you constantly remind your teammates to maintain their formation distance both vertically and horizontally.

Que Ngoc Hai and his teammates are determined to score against China and Oman. Photo: Hai Hoang

The naturalized Brazilian players in the Chinese team have many tricks to fool the referee. Chinese media said that with goalkeeper Tan Truong and the Vietnamese defenders will be confused when the attacking pressure increases at the end of the match, it is easy to lead to a penalty. But they warned coach Li Tie that speed is not the strong point of the Chinese players because apart from number 7 Wu Lei, the naturalized foreign players are quite heavy. It seems that the opponent's media also observed and analyzed our strengths and weaknesses in great detail.