Midfielder Khac Ngoc: The day to return to the Vietnam National Team is not far away
(Baonghean.vn) - In the press conference after the match between SLNA and Thanh Hoa ended, both coaches, with the same name Nguyen Duc Thang, praised the performance of midfielder Khac Ngoc.
SLNA's coach said about his favorite student: "Khac Ngoc is a passing midfielder, I rate him as the best in Vietnam". Meanwhile, Thanh Hoa's captain did not forget to give "winged words" to the midfielder wearing the number 12 shirt of the home team: "This is one of the very smart players in Vietnamese football".
That alone is enough to know how excellent Khac Ngoc's performance was in the match against Thanh Hoa. In addition to the goal that helped the home team win all 3 points, the player born in 1992 also contributed greatly to helping SLNA have a good game (46% ball control) in the situation of having to play with one less player (Alves received a red card from the 8th minute).
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| Khac Ngoc (yellow shirt) is in good form for SLNA. Photo courtesy |
In fact, the talent of the midfielder nicknamed “Fabregas of Nghe An” has been proven. In recent seasons, Khac Ngoc has always proven his excellence and importance in the SLNA shirt. The 27-year-old player is the “soul” and “trump card” of the Vinh team. Unfortunately, Khac Ngoc is unlucky with the Vietnam National Team shirt.
Although coach Park Hang-seo called up the Vietnam national team for the match against Jordan in the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers, Khac Ngoc only entered the field from the bench (replacing Xuan Truong). Therefore, the fact that Khac Ngoc was not able to participate in the 2018 AFF Cup and the 2019 Asian Cup did not surprise many people.
Objectively speaking, Khac Ngoc was “abandoned” by Coach Park Hang-seo not because he was not excellent, but because the Korean strategist felt that he was not suitable for the playing style of the Vietnam National Team that he has been building. This is somewhat unfair to Khac Ngoc, but it is a normal thing in professional football.
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| Xuan Truong (number 21) often has to sit on the bench for Buriram. Photo: zing.vn |
That does not mean that the door to returning to the Vietnam National Team is closed for Khac Ngoc. As long as he maintains his excellent form as in the past time at SLNA, the central midfielder wearing the number 12 shirt will definitely be noticed by Coach Park Hang-seo.
Currently, Mr. Park's "favorite students" such as Xuan Truong, Huy Hung, Duc Huy, Hung Dung... are all playing poorly or are not being used at the clubs.
Therefore, it is likely that in the upcoming gathering to prepare for King Cup 2019 (early June), the Vietnam National Team will welcome the return of "Nghe An Fabregas". If that happens, it will be a sweet reward for Khac Ngoc's efforts and excellent performances recently. To be fair, no central midfielder in Vietnamese football has the same form as Khac Ngoc, at least at this time.
It seems that the day Khac Ngoc returns to wear the Vietnamese national team jersey is coming very soon. Simply because he deserves it. /.
