Trong Hoang: The 'two-faced' master!

(Baonghean.vn)- Trong Hoang's somewhat unconvincing handling of the situations in the past two matches gave many people reasons to be jealous, taking the opportunity to 'gossip about coach Huu Thang.' However, an assist for Cong Vinh to seal a 2-1 victory over Myanmar and a 'golden' goal against tough opponent Malaysia helped him smash it all.

In the opening match against the home team Myanmar, many people thought that Coach Huu Thang made a wrong decision when he replaced Van Toan with Trong Hoang. That may be partly true when the 27-year-old midfielder made too many bad passes, causing the Vietnam team, which was dominating the opponent and had the advantage of leading in the first half, to fall into a defensive position and equalize in the second half. People began to compare that with Van Toan's excellent performance and further criticized Coach Huu Thang's favoritism towards his fellow countrymen.

Playing energetically, "Hoang Bo" missed many "delicious" opportunities.

Even when Trong Hoang had an assist for Cong Vinh to seal the score 2-1 for the Vietnam team, the "antipathy" they had for him and for coach Huu Thang did not change. The conservatism of the "saints" had a chance to "get angry" when Trong Hoang was on the field from the start, in the match against the "Tigers". It cannot be denied that the midfielder from Nghe An did not have a first half as expected, especially lacking in sensitivity when missing a "delicious" opportunity from Xuan Truong's delicate through ball in the 40th minute. All over the internet, there was a wave of "suggestions" for the Nghe An coach to "throw" his fellow countryman off the field.

However, they forgot that this is the National Team and the strategist born in 1972 is the one "taking the lead". He is the one who must take the main responsibility for signing the "hot seat", not Trong Hoang or other Nghe An players. Simply because Coach Huu Thang needs "elite soldiers" that are suitable for the team's playing style, who can help the Vietnam team conquer the set goals one by one.

That decision, that choice with all the faith, was rewarded by Hoang "cow". Fans clearly felt his determination and desire in the second half with fierce fights, not afraid of collisions in the 35 degree weather. All the most dangerous situations of the Vietnam team towards the Malaysian goal had the footprints of the Nghe An player. Finally, after many regrettable missed opportunities, Trong Hoang had a show of technique and a memorable curling goal in the middle of a "forest of legs" and the astonishment of the "Tigers".

Trong Hoang's joy after scoring the "golden" goal surrounded by the "Tigers"

A truly “golden” goal helped the Vietnamese team secure a ticket to the semi-finals. The only goal of the match doubled the joy for the fans when the “red army” defeated the opponent that had made millions of Vietnamese hearts ache in recent years. It is not an exaggeration to say that Trong Hoang helped our anxious hearts calm down a bit. More importantly, he showed his desire to contribute with the outstanding versatility of a great player, knowing how to rise up and respond appropriately to criticisms about him and the teacher who chose and put his trust in him.

Obviously, Trong Hoang has done nothing wrong to make someone say such hateful words. Well, the faltering situations, the regrettable missed opportunities make many people, even angry. Obviously, in a "battle" of brains, full of calculations, having to follow tactical tactics, not being allowed to make mistakes, that is hard to accept.

But if you watch the whole match with objective assessments, how many people support those "slashing saints"? Because Trong Hoang has affirmed his versatile class with the role of "Two-faced player", knowing how to overcome doubts and criticisms, knowing how to redeem his mistakes with a successful assist and a "golden" goal after 2 matches. Is that still not good enough to praise him???

Kim Thuy