Midfielder Phan Van Duc admits fierce competition in Vietnam national team
(Baonghean.vn) – In an interview during the training session of the Vietnam National Team on December 14, midfielder Phan Van Duc revealed that he and his teammates had to practice more in the evening to improve their physical strength. The SLNA player was also modest about his position in the Vietnam National Team after a long period of injury.
The Vietnam national team has spent more than a week training to prepare for its goals in 2021. In the immediate future, the Vietnam national team will prepare for two friendly matches with the juniors in the Vietnam U22 team, which is also the first time the national team competes in 2020.
According to Phan Van Duc, after more than a year of returning to the national team, coach Park Hang-seo is applying some new tactics. The SLNA player also admitted that having new faces increases the competition for positions, pushing the players to try harder.
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| Phan Van Duc shares about opportunities in the Vietnam National Team. Photo: Hai Hoang |
“Physical strength and tactics are two factors that must go together” – Phan Van Duc shared. “Coach Park said that Vietnamese people have a weak physical strength and power. So this time, he let me practice a lot in the gym. Now that my physical strength is improving, Coach Park also made me practice more in the evening, I feel like I am getting better.”
Although admitting that there were some changes, in general, Phan Van Duc did not take much time to get used to Coach Park Hang-seo's tactics. He shared: "This time, Coach Park called up many good players. For the past year, I was not called up to the national team due to injury, this time I feel I need to make more effort and try harder to compete for a starting position."
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| Atmosphere of Vietnam national team's training session on December 14. Photo: Hai Hoang |
Phan Van Ducis one of the factors that have gone through many successful tournaments with the Korean strategist from the 2018 U23 Asian Cup, 2018 AFF Cup or 2019 Asian Cup. However, in the matches at the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers, SLNA players all missed the appointment.
Because coach Park Hang-seo limited the number of questions, Phan Van Duc only revealed that the Vietnam national team will have a meeting with a nutritionist next Thursday. The Vietnam national team is scheduled to have two friendly matches with U22 Vietnam on December 23 at Cam Pha Stadium (Quang Ninh) and on December 27 at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho).
Challenges for Phan Van Duc and Xuan Manh in Vietnam National Team
(Baonghean.vn) - Coach Park Hang-seo's recall of Phan Van Duc and Pham Xuan Manh to the national team in preparation for matches in 2021 is not surprising. However, the SLNA duo will face fierce competition.
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