U23 Vietnam - U23 Syria: Opportunity for Van Duc SLNA

For those who regularly follow SLNA, Van Duc's presence in the U23 Vietnam team is not surprising. Some people even think that calling up this midfielder at the 89th minute, after Van Duc shone at the National U21 Finals, is too late, he should have been present earlier.

Van Duc is the latest player to join the training camp but is being trusted by coach Park.

In the first two matches of the 2018 AFC U23 Championship, Van Duc was sent onto the field by Coach Park, each match earlier than the previous. In the match against U23 Australia, Van Duc had 20 minutes on the field, active, enthusiastic and full of energy. Why did the Korean coach trust Van Duc - a player who arrived late?

Philosophy of football

The playing style that Mr. Park Hang Seo applied to U23 Vietnam at the 2018 AFC U23 Championship is very different from his predecessors, it is not exactly counter-attacking defense, nor is it exactly mass defense.

Vietnamese experts are temporarily calling it the “Korean bus”, when the defense does not form layers, the opponent gets through one layer, then the next layer will rush in. Watching the last 2 matches, when Quang Hai encountered difficulties, Van Hau immediately rushed in, when the opponent showed signs of getting through Van Hau, Duy Manh was there.

Mr. Park clearly recognizes the weakness in speed of Vietnamese players, so we do not advocate mid-distance racing and players keep a distance of no more than 10m to proactively support.

When counter-attacking, Mr. Park advocates limiting central attacks, the ball is sent out to the wings quite a lot. Thus, the 5-4-1 formation does not shift to 3-5-2 like European teams often do, but will become 5-2-3, very rarely will 2 central midfielders rush forward to support.

Of course, the 5 defensive players rarely move up, when the full-back attacks, a central defender will move to cover. Therefore, Xuan Truong has very few short, low passes, but this player from Tuyen Quang always uses high passes with a landing point.

This style of play will consume a lot of Quang Hai and Cong Phuong's physical strength because they have to continuously move along the sideline with a distance of 20-30m.

In the match, U23 Australia was wary of Cong Phuong, needing to keep this player's fitness for the match against U23 Syria, so Van Duc had the opportunity to enter the field. Obviously, Van Duc's fitness and speed were quite good, allowing him to continuously move along the left and right flanks. U23 Syria also had a lot of trouble when this player entered the field.

Live report: U23 Vietnam - U23 Syria

(Baonghean.vn)- The U23 Vietnam team is facing a historic opportunity to win a ticket to the quarter-finals of the 2018 U23 Asian Cup. Nghe An Newspaper updates the live viewing link and main developments of this match for readers. The match starts at 6:30 p.m.

Opportunity

In our opinion, in the match against U23 Syria, Van Duc may have been put on the field earlier by Mr. Park. Compared to U23 Australia, U23 Syria players are more willing to collide and commit fouls, Cong Phuong is definitely the name that coach Hussein Afash mentions the most.

He will instruct his students to continuously collide from a distance, early on, to wear down the physical strength of the player considered dangerous in the U23 Vietnam attack.

Playing for 26 minutes after 2 matches, Van Duc successfully completed 8/14 passes, including one assist and one successful interception.

In the last two matches, U23 Vietnam seemed to have played with all their best. With the current force, it is difficult to ask our team to create more breakthroughs in both playing style and personnel. Meanwhile, U23 Syria has certainly studied U23 Vietnam's playing style and has a plan to deal with dangerous strikers like Cong Phuong and Quang Hai.

Therefore, Mr. Park is not foolish enough to be excited and play an open game, which is very risky, and there is a possibility that he will pay a heavy price. Thus, the match is sometimes decided by the players coming off the bench.

If the ball is needed, Van Toan will be allowed to enter the field first. On the contrary, if a player with physical strength and willingness to support the attack is needed, Van Duc will be the name mentioned.

Statistics show that Van Duc played 26 minutes after 2 matches, successfully completed 8/14 passes, including one situation that opened up an opportunity for his teammates and one successful interception.

If there is an early goal, Xuan Manh - a healthy player from Nghe An will also enter the field to defend the right wing to strengthen the defense.

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