How will Dinh Trong's return help the Vietnam Olympics?
After missing the match against Bahrain due to a muscle injury, central defender Dinh Trong is likely to return in the quarter-final match between the Vietnam Olympic team and Syria (7:30 p.m. on August 27). This is considered a very important return for coach Park Hang Seo's team.
First, just look at how hard the defense of the Vietnam Olympic team struggled when facing Bahrain, and you can see the importance of center back Dinh Trong in the team under coach Park Hang Seo now.
Dinh Trong himself is currently one of the best central defenders in Vietnamese football at the moment. Therefore, with this player, the team naturally has another good central defender.
When Dinh Trong is on the field, Coach Park Hang Seo does not need to move Doan Van Hau from the left wing to play as a center back, nor does he need to arrange Duc Huy from the center of midfield to play as a left wing. That means the positions will return to their strengths, and the Vietnamese Olympic team in general will have less turmoil.
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The return of central defender Dinh Trong (21) will help Olympic Vietnam defend more firmly. Photo: Huyen Trang |
On the other hand, having played together since the U23 Asian Cup until now, Duy Manh, Dinh Trong and Bui Tien Dung are very compatible with each other, so having them play next to each other will be beneficial for the Vietnam Olympic team, in terms of the ability to support between the central defenders, and around the ability to cover for each other between the trio Dinh Trong - Duy Manh - Tien Dung.
After the match with Bahrain, Vietnam Olympic's opponent, Syria, probably has a better understanding of the team under coach Park Hang Seo, and clearly understands what they need to do to make the Vietnam Olympic team face difficulties, through the way Bahrain did.
Therefore, we need the best people for each position, to create the best possible framework for the whole team, to face an opponent who theoretically understands Vietnam Olympic more and more.
That's not counting the fact that the Vietnamese Olympic team did not bring many central defenders to Indonesia (on the bench, coach Park Hang Seo's team only has one other real central defender, Trinh Van Loi).
Suppose we have more injuries in this area, in the context that Dinh Trong has not returned yet, the problem will be even more difficult. Therefore, any recovery of the pillars, especially the pillars in the defense at the present time is extremely important!
