Trong Hoang and Van Hau practice separately in the first training session of the Vietnam National Team.

On May 7, the Vietnam National Team officially gathered again to prepare for the remaining 3 matches in the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia. In the face of the complicated developments of the Covid-19 epidemic, the VFF has strengthened epidemic prevention and control measures to ensure the health and safety of the team, applied throughout the domestic training period and the competition period in the UAE.

Vietnam team takes souvenir photo. Photo: Hai Hoang

In this training session, for many reasons, the Vietnamese team is still missing many faces. Among them, the SLNA players group such asNguyen Van Hoang, Phan Van Duc, Pham Xuan Manhcannot join the team because they are in quarantine due to close contact with F1 cases. It is currently unclear when they can return to Hanoi.

In the first training session, defender Doan Van Hau did not practice with the Vietnamese team, but practiced separately with Trong Hoang and Van Xuan. Van Hau's case is receiving special attention as he may recover from his injury in time to participate in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

Players warm up lightly. Photo: Hai Hoang

However, recently, the PVF Center (where Van Hau previously practiced rehabilitation) has just sent a document to the Vietnam national team and Hanoi FC regarding the use of defender Doan Van Hau according to the injury treatment roadmap, avoiding increasing the training volume. Doan Van Hau is now able to practice with the team in parts, however the training volume needs to be adjusted to increase gradually.

In the first training session on the afternoon of May 8, the Vietnamese team mainly practiced lightly, with a warm-up exercise of jogging around the field. Coach Park Hang-seo paid special attention to Tuan Anh as the HAGL midfielder had just recovered from injury. In addition, Coach Park also met privately with veteran striker Nguyen Anh Duc and the group of goalkeepers to discuss.

The players had to practice separately. Photo: Hai Hoang

After the warm-up, the Vietnamese team entered the tactical exercises. Because there were not many new players in this training session, Coach Park Hang-seo quickly grasped the form of his players. The Korean coach has nearly 1 month to prepare the Vietnamese team for the 2022 World Cup Asian qualifiers in the UAE.

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