With his amazing tackling skills, Van Hau is compared to star Philipp Lahm.

In the 90th minute of the match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Syria, Van Hau had a great tackle on the opponent's captain Ahmad Ashkar. This player stretched his body, then used his right heel to intercept the ball, preventing Ahmad Ashkar from putting the ball into the penalty area.

Foreign fans praised Van Hau for his tackle similar to Lahm's.

This is a truly high-class interception, often seen by the world's top stars. Yesterday, a member posted a clip describing this move on the popular social networking site Reddit.

In addition, this person captioned: “Vietnam defender shows off Philipp Lahm’s interception in the match against U23 Syria”. Below, many other fans praised this move.

The star-bury account wrote: “This is a typical tackle from Radja Nainggolan”. Meanwhile, the ekaba account compared Van Hau to Maldini: “This is more like a Maldini-esque tackle”.

Account sahyl97 wrote: “This tackle is so smooth”. Account OraleAmigo wrote: “The tackle shows class and confidence”. Account langeunterhose commented: “It really looks like Lahm!”.

Van Hau is having a successful tournament. In addition to being solid in defense, he is also dangerous in supporting attacks. It was Van Hau who made the pass for Quang Hai to score against U23 Korea.