Nghe An goalkeeper plays best in first leg of V.League 2020

According to the V.League 2020 rankings up to this point, the team with the best defense is Saigon FC with only 6 goals conceded. The team currently led by Coach and Chairman Vu Tien Thanh is also leading with an unbeaten record for 11 matches.

However, according to data from Instat software, the goalkeeper with the best and most comprehensive performance is goalkeeper Tran Duc Cuong of B. Binh Duong. In the early stages of the season, the goalkeeper from Nghe An, born in 1985, played 808 minutes on the field, missing 2 matches due to injury.

The former SLNA goalkeeper's stats are impressive despite having to pick the ball out of the net 7 times. Tran Duc Cuong blocked the ball 29 times (81%), saved 9 times. Successfully entered and exited the ball 49/53 times (92).

Amazing statistics about 35-year-old goalkeeper Tran Duc Cuong. Graphics: TK

Duc Cuong's ability to launch attacks is among the best in V.League 2020 with an average of 1.3 short passes, 14/15 medium passes and 8/11 accurate long passes every 90 minutes. Thanks to that, despite being a goalkeeper, the number of successful passes is 88%. Duc Cuong's Instat score is up to 243, ranking in the leading position.

In second place is goalkeeper Tran Buu Ngoc of HAGL Club. The former U23 Vietnam player conceded 8 goals, surpassing Duc Cuong in the number of saves (12), but the number of times he blocked the ball was 77%, the successful passing rate was 77% and his long passes averaged 8/12 accurate times every 90 minutes.

Ranked among the best goalkeepers in V.League 2020 thanks to their stats in blocking, saving, accurate passing and initiating attacks are Nguyen Thanh Thang of Ho Chi Minh City Club, Huynh Tuan Linh of Than Quang Ninh and Tong Duc An of Saigon Club.

In particular, goalkeeper Tong Duc An stood out with 14 accurate attacks, passing the ball accurately up to 90%. Unfortunately, in 11 matches, Duc An's playing minutes were quite few with 189 minutes on the field.

While the performance of veteran goalkeepers at V.League 2020 is very impressive, the players' performance is not as expected.

Goalkeeper Nguyen Manh conceded many goals for Viettel but still played well with 10 saves. Graphics: TK

Goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung of Ho Chi Minh City Club played 289 minutes this time, conceded 4 goals, blocked only 4 times (50%), saved only 1. The advantage and also the strength of Tien Dung is the situations of going in and out, he had 17/17 situations of going in and out accurately. Tien Dung's ability to play with his feet is also at a fairly average level with 82% of his passes being accurate.

Goalkeeper Nguyen Manh, when playing in V.League 2019 for SLNA, was the best goalkeeper in the tournament with 9 clean sheets. This season, he has conceded 14 goals in 1,047 minutes of play but still shows that he is a top-class goalkeeper.

The number of successful blocks by Nguyen Manh was 24 (63%), he also had 10 saves for the home team, the number of successful passes and entries of the former SLNA captain was 32/34 (94%). In terms of launching attacks, Nguyen Manh had 7/10 successful times, accordingly the ability to pass the ball accurately of this national player was 83%.

SLNA goalkeeper Van Hoang made 11 saves but conceded 13 goals. Graphics: TK

Van Hoang is among the goalkeepers expected to wear the national team shirt but he is still not perfect. The SLNA goalkeeper has received 13 goals in 11 matches, 1,054 minutes of play. He has successfully blocked the ball with 33 times (72%), the number of saves is relatively high (11 times). The accuracy rate of the former U23 Vietnam goalkeeper is 84% ​​with 9/12 successful attacks from afar.

Goalkeeper Nguyen Tuan Manh moved to play for SHB Da Nang but is no longer the top goalkeeper in V.League. He only ranked 14th out of 21 goalkeepers this season. Surprisingly, the goalkeeper with the most saves is Duong Quang Tuan of HL Ha Tinh with 14 successful saves (ranked 15th out of 21).

The most disappointing was still goalkeeper Pham Van Cuong of Quang Nam Club. With 1,047 minutes of play, Van Cuong conceded 27 goals, successfully blocked the ball 26 times (49%) and only saved 4 times. With good height, the ability to go in and out of the goalkeeper from Nghe An is 45/50 (90%) but he only had 5/7 accurate long passes to launch attacks.

Conceding many goals also depends on the quality of the defense. However, it is easy to see that the goalkeepers who receive high expectations such as Bui Tien Dung, Nguyen Van Hoang, Pham Van Cuong, etc., will have to make a lot of effort if they want to participate in the upcoming campaigns of the Vietnam National Team.

Goalkeeper Tran Duc Cuong: Spider-Man 'rejuvenated' at 35

(Baonghean.vn) - Most of the Vietnamese players born in 1985 have retired, not many are still playing in the V.League. However, at the age of 35, goalkeeper Tran Duc Cuong is still "rejuvenated", showing no signs of wanting to stop playing for B. Binh Duong Club.