Quoc Vuong, Hoang Thinh and the question: Central midfielder - who are you?
(Baonghean.vn) - SLNA through the ages has had many versatile players and excellent wingers, but for some reason, there are very few truly outstanding defensive midfielders like Quoc Vuong or Hoang Thinh.
Over the past few seasons, SLNA has been a team with a "lucky hand" in signing contracts with many "rough diamonds" in all lines, forming a stable and strong link, creating a solid backbone in the team's operations.
But then, due to not meeting the financial requirements, these foreign players moved to other teams, where there were not only 3 foreign player slots but also naturalized foreign player slots. Most of the teams that were already strong became stronger when they evenly distributed foreign player positions, especially a midfielder who could sweep, block the defense and attack with vigor, like Hanoi Club last season with Moses Oloya for example?
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| Coach Pham Anh Tuan and assistant Le Quoc Vuong are loved by Hai Phong fans and have high expectations. Photo: FBNV |
Meanwhile, as a famous training center, "knowing when to dry up" talent, SLNA still regularly "manufactures" steel defenders, talented midfielders and especially the top strikers of Vietnamese football. SLNA through the ages has had many versatile players, excellent wingers, but I don't understand why there are so few truly outstanding midfielders like Quoc Vuong or Hoang Thinh for example?
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| Le Quoc Vuong in the Vietnam National Team shirt. Photo: FBVN |
That explains an old story that when Trong Hoang was still playing at Vinh Stadium, this player was often arranged in many "roles" depending on the actual force and opponent! Or like now, people have also talked about the possibility of pulling Xuan Manh from winger to defensive midfielder, not to mention in the U23 Vietnam squad, there were times when he had to defend, Mr. Park Hang-seo also put this midfielder to play... center back!
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| Midfielder Ngo Hoang Thinh. Photo courtesy of Hai Hoang |
With the position of SLNA's midfielder, it is clear that if we cannot train him, or have to wait, then there is no other way but to have money, sign a contract with a foreign player and accept the "vacancy" of a certain foreign position, depending on the current domestic force to calculate.
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| Ngo Hoang Thinh. Photo: Ho Chi Minh City Club |
Is that impossible now? Is the unanswered question: the midfielder - who is he?
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