Van Duc is "flying high", Cong Phuong is still silent

Quang Hai called, Van Duc answered

Up to now, the best player in the U23 Vietnam team since returning from the U23 Asian Cup is definitely Van Duc (SLNA). The excellent performance of the striker from Nghe An has been proven by 3 goals in the V-League after 5 matches.

Van Duc could have even scored more than 3 goals in Vietnam's highest league, if some matches weren't so unlucky in his finishing.

Not to mention, at the AFC Cup, the striker considered the "god of fortune" of U23 Vietnam also played quite impressively, and also scored for SLNA in the continental playground.

Not scoring too many goals, and always being used sparingly at the club for many reasons, but every time he was put on the field, Coach Park Hang Seo's brightest star at the recent U23 Asian Cup also played relatively well and contributed to Hanoi Club's unique position on the rankings.

A goal by Quang Hai up to now is not too much, but considering the number of minutes played or the developments on the field of the matches that Hai "son" appeared, it is not bad.

Not only Quang Hai, Van Duc or Duc Chinh have played well since returning from the U23 Asian Cup, but also Duy Manh or Xuan Truong have contributed to their clubs in the V-League 2018.

Where is Cong Phuong?

After HAGL's loss to Saigon FC in round 5, when asked about coach Duong Minh Ninh's comments on his players, the captain of the mountain town team did not hesitate to say, "played poorly and irrationally at many times when he wanted to keep the ball and made his team lose their attacking position"!

The straightforward comment of the captain of the mountain town team is completely correct when he was on the field for more than half of the match, except for the situation at the beginning of the match when Cong Phuong moved and received a good pass from Xuan Truong, which was considered the best, the rest was... a real disaster.

At least in a few situations in the second half, people needed Cong Phuong to play more as a team player, but in return, the most expected striker on the HAGL side decided to break into the siege of Saigon FC defenders and lost the ball. Or in situations where he needed to finish, the striker from Nghe An also ignored him with cumbersome handling.

This is not the first time this season that Cong Phuong has played ineffectively and unreasonably, but in most of the other matches as well. With that disappointing performance, HAGL has more or less failed and has not played as impressively as fans expected up to now.

If he continues to show lackluster performances, it is not too difficult to understand that Cong Phuong will lose his place in the attack line of the Vietnam Olympic team, or even be left out of the list, when Van Duc is flying high, Quang Hai is gradually regaining his form, and Duc Chinh, Van Toan... are still playing quite well.