What can we see from the 9 U23 players competing in Round 5 of V-League 1-2022?
(Baonghean.vn) - While the new story of "bringing U23 Vietnam to compete in V-League as a club" has not yet reached a final conclusion and decision, concerns about which U23 players were used by the teams in the 5th round of V-League1-2022 continue to be followed every minute, every second.
The 2022 V-League regulations have not yet clearly stated how many U23 players must start each match, so this desire deserves to be measured and "spoken out loud" after each recent match.
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Indeed, among the 6 V-League 1-2022 matches, there were 3 U23 Vietnam players who started and played the full 90 minutes. That was midfielder Hoang Anh of T. Binh Dinh in the 1-1 draw with HAGL. This midfielder has just joined the martial arts team but from the beginning, he took the starting position, surpassing many veteran names, which is rare and worth waiting for. That was defender Luong Duy Cuong of Da Nang in the match against the away team Hanoi FC, playing explosively with his teammates in the first half, then only conceding 1 goal by Van Quyet in the second half and keeping the precious narrow victory (2-1). The third player to start was not too surprising because of his inherent "class" was Thanh Binh of Viettel in the match against the away team Hong Linh Ha Tinh. Thanh Binh played not badly, but unfortunately, at the end of the match, the team conceded a very regrettable goal and did not have enough time to recover despite pressing the field throughout the match.
Another U23 player who started but only played 80 minutes was Tran Van Cong of Hong Linh Ha Tinh in the surprise win against Viettel in the final minutes. Although he did not contribute to the valuable goal of the away team, this U23 player played actively, helping the whole team maintain the necessary balance of the game and then delivering the final blow to all the efforts of the home team.
Entering the field at different times of the matches were 5 names of U23 Vietnam, whether it is good or bad, everyone knows without saying. They are Nham Manh Dung and Tran Danh Trung who only entered the field from the bench at the end of the second half in the match against Hong Linh Ha Tinh. Manh Dung played with great effort, had the opportunity to make a difference but was unsuccessful. However, this is the type of player of the future thanks to his good physique, abundant physical strength, and modern playing style. Hopefully Manh Dung will have more experience, more challenges in the upcoming matches, enough to share the fire with the foreign players on the attacking front of the army team.
Entering the field from the second half was midfielder Quang Nho of Hai Phong in the victory over Saigon FC (3-0). When the home team was leading 2-0, Quang Nho entered the game quite comfortably and contributed to the easy third goal of the home team, but that did not mean that this midfielder played well, even the opposite as this player himself admitted.
Two names from the U23 group from HAGL, Vo Dinh Lam and Nguyen Thanh Nhan, were also put on the field but until the 90th minute of the hard-fought draw against the home team T.Binh Dinh, so they could not say anything. Similarly, Nguyen Van Tung of Hanoi FC in the away loss to Da Nang, only came in the last minute, not enough to warm up, let alone score. Potential midfielder Nguyen Hai Long was even only on the reserve list of Hanoi FC but was not "looked at" in the match at Da Nang stadium...
There is a famous name of U23 Vietnam who is currently on loan to Dak Lak First Division team and is being called back to Viettel, Tuan Tai. It is not possible to say anything in advance about whether this player will be used or not in the upcoming V-League. We only know that Viettel's injury list includes Tien Dung, Duc Chien... who are central defenders, will there be any opportunities for Tuan Tai, who is a full-back?
9-10 U23 Vietnam names appearing in a V-League round is a hopeful opening signal, meeting the expectations of experts and fans near and far. However, it can be said that the contribution of young players is not much, if not very modest in this professional playground. Vietnamese football up to this point has not had any interesting discoveries from young players, even though they played quite well in the continental playground against opponents of the same age. The V-League 1,2-2022 playground is inherently harsh and full of calculations, so the opportunities are actually very narrow for young players. When and only when those who know how to seize even small opportunities each time they are put on the field can there be hope of gradually progressing and going deeper through each round. In the opposite case, they themselves have to find a way to regularly compete in V-League 2, for example, which means taking a step back to take one or two steps forward later?
