Vietnam Team: Make the impossible possible!

Time is running out and work is on.Vietnam teamQuickly stabilizing the framework for this important campaign is what the public is interested in. With the "wizard" Park Hang-seo, many people know and believe in his "conservatism" when always believing in the squad that he has long trusted, meaning the core and main force are still the people who have been trusted since the first and second qualifying rounds. Besides, many people also believe in his "wizard" ability in the developments and situations of the matches to handle and "kill" the opponent.

In the first possibility, after the absence for various reasons of Van Lam, Cong Phuong and Hung Dung, it is not difficult to imagine that Mr. Park Hang-seo continues to trust Tan Truong in the "goalkeeper" position and the backup goalkeeper from Dong Thap is... Van Lam or Van Toan?

Coach Park Hang-seo returns and offers many options for the Vietnam team. Photo courtesy of Hai Hoang

Because there is no exact "data" to say that Dinh Trong has fully recovered his form, the 3 central defenders are still familiar names, defaulted to include Tien Dung, Ngoc Hai and Duy Manh and of course the test of Duy Manh being promoted to play as a defensive midfielder as recently reported could only be... option 2 or 3? The two attacking full-backs will therefore still be Van Hau (still training separately due to injury) and Trong Hoang, joining the 3 familiar names Quang Hai, Hoang Duc, Tuan Anh. On the attack line, Tien Linh and Van Toan are the 2 most promising names?

However, that is the initial prediction. There are still other possibilities, other developments that will happen and the starting lineup of the Vietnam National Team will change accordingly. For example: Mr. Park Hang-seo does not risk using Van Hau in the next 2 matches, or Dinh Trong has returned to his true self, then the change will take place, new names will appear in the lineup, not to mention avoiding being predicted by the opponent or surprising the opponent? At that time, it is very possible that Van Thanh or Hong Duy will replace Van Hau.

The changes for the Vietnamese team are positive towards victory in the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup. Photo courtesy of Hai Hoang

Could it be that Trong Hoang doesn’t play on the wing as usual but instead uses it as a “reserve” for decisive moments? The same goes for Van Duc, who couldn’t show any new qualities in the second qualifying round and whose chances of “staying” in his old position are quite slim, if Mr. Park really wants to do something new this time, to find new opportunities for his favorite student?

Recently, the Vietnamese team has been repeatedly warned about asymmetrical aerial battles when facing the Australian team or the naturalized "poles" of the Chinese team. That is the reason why Mr. Park Hang-seo continues to need Van Hau at any cost, while trusting Quang Hai must certainly have the addition of Hoang Duc's ideal physique and good expertise. Similarly, striker Tien Linh, who is ready to compete fairly with the opponent's ideal physique defenders, to receive the ball, make a wall or finish when the opportunity opens up.

With what was shown in the second qualifying round and the urgent requirements now, through practical testing, team assembling and possibly the final test through a practice match with U22 Vietnam, Mr. Park Hang-seo will decide who to include and who to eliminate among the 30 players summoned this time.

Vietnam team will visit Saudi Arabia on September 2. Photo: Archive

From now until then, everyone has the opportunity to show themselves, to prove that they can adapt to the stability or gradual or radical change that the coaching staff sets out and expects. That means that it will not be until the Vietnam team boards the plane and then the last training session before the match that an official roster will gradually be revealed.

However, only Mr. Park Hang-seo can decide how the Vietnamese team will play, whether to use strategy 1, strategy 2 or any other strategy, no one can know. Eager fans will only be able to watch and “read” all the actual developments or a quote after the match. That Mr. Park only instructed “Come on, you just need to play to your full potential to win” or “Hey, are you Vietnamese? Hundreds of millions of Vietnamese people are waiting for you to play well”…

That is actually a top psychological "trick" after all the heavy tactics and techniques that are used, making the players always enter the match with a burning heart, a clear head and especially a graceful step to turn the impossible into possible!