Trong Hoang - Viettel's 'worth every penny' contract

Trong Hoang played his second match for Viettel this season. And as expected, the Nghe An player made coach Hai Bien excited after his impressive performance against Ho Chi Minh City in the 1/8 round of the 2019 National Cup.

Welcoming TP.HCM at home in the round of 16, the players of the "descendants" of The Cong made the V.League leading team sweat to win after a nerve-wracking penalty shootout.

There were a total of 6 goals scored in 90 minutes of official play, in which defender Trong Hoang was most impressive with one goal and one assist for his teammate to score.

“I am very impressed with what Hoang did in this match. This is the second match Hoang played for Viettel, the first match Hoang played at Hang Day Stadium in the 2019 season. However, with his courage and experience, Hoang did not encounter many difficulties in integrating", commentator Hai Bien excitedly shared after the match.

"Hoang's way of playing and controlling the game was very good. I highly appreciate Hoang not only for his pure expertise but also for his very professional lifestyle. The match result was not as expected but at least I saw a lot of hope for Viettel in the rest of the season. That is the hope named Trong Hoang," he said.

Trong Hoang showed his worth in the first match between Viettel and TP.HCM in the 1/8 round of the 2019 National Cup. Photo: VPF

It can be said that, without having to debut at Hang Day Stadium in Viettel's shirt, people know about a confident and explosive Trong Hoang even though he has only played 1 or 2 matches for the new team. Before that, Vietnamese football fans were very surprised when Mr. Park Hang Seo put his name on the list of players attending the King's Cup, because before that, Hoang "cow" just sat around and did nothing for half of the season that had taken place.

However, Trong Hoang dispelled all doubts with an extremely impressive performance in the two matches between Vietnam and Thailand and Curacao.

Still the image of a lungless warrior, Hoang “crawled” up and down, attacking and defending rhythmically. Not only was he strong, Hoang also played delicately with his best ball sense. No one thought a player who had been out of action for a long time could play so brilliantly.

Since the beginning of the season, Hoang has played the least among the players selected for the King's Cup. Trong Hoang's performance has made the Korean coach feel really proud. Before that, Mr. Park himself had received a lot of criticism when he decided to call Trong Hoang to participate in the King's Cup. Therefore, what happened at the King's Cup has confirmed one thing, Mr. Park's trust in Trong Hoang is completely correct.

Trong Hoang is truly a rare phenomenon because it did not take him too long to regain his ball feeling after a long break from competition. Photo: VPF

Hoang “cow” is probably a rare phenomenon in Vietnamese football. In the world, there are not many players who have the ability to integrate and get the feel of the ball as quickly as Trong Hoang. Therefore, many people have joked that with Hoang “cow” Viettel is like playing with a real quality foreign player. It can be said that Trong Hoang is really a bargain contract, very worth the money of the rookie V.League 2019.