Why has Dinh Xuan Tien not yet been able to play at the 2023 U20 Asia?

2022 is a successful year for young midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien. This player born in 2003 has had many appearances in V.League 2022 in the Song Lam Nghe An shirt. Along with that is a brilliant performance in the qualifying round.U20 Asia 2023In the matches in Indonesia, this midfielder from Nam Dan scored 3 goals and contributed greatly to the ticket to the final round in Uzbekistan this year of U20 Vietnam.

Midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien has not been in his best form after his injury. Photo: Xuan Thuy

In addition, the excellent performance at the 2022 National U21 Finals is also a memorable highlight of Dinh Xuan Tien. Although U21 Song Lam Nghe An was unfortunately eliminated, Dinh Xuan Tien still managed to leave his mark when scoring 3 goals and 2 assists. It can be said that Dinh Xuan Tien is one of the most promising young players of Nghe An football at the present time.

However, the injury during the preparation period for the 2023 season affected the performance of this 20-year-old midfielder. In V.League 2023 after 4 rounds, Dinh Xuan Tien also had 3 appearances for Song Lam Nghe An. But the contributions of this young midfielder are not significant. Returning from injury, the young midfielder from Nam Dan has not been able to regain his best playing feeling, this is also one of the reasons why Dinh Xuan Tien lost his official position in the Vietnam U20 team at the 2023 U20 Asia tournament.

Besides, at the 2023 U20 Asian tournament, U20 Vietnam welcomes the return ofmidfielder Nguyen Van Truong. The midfielder of Hanoi club had to miss the U20 Asian qualifiers due to injury. And Dinh Xuan Tien was the one who excellently replaced Van Truong's position in the qualifying matches in Indonesia. After fully recovering from injury, Van Truong showed excellent performance in the 2022 National U21 tournament and the training matches of U20 Vietnam. This is the reason why coach Hoang Anh Tuan put his trust in and gave Van Truong an official position in the recent matches. And that trust was rewarded with the excellent performances of the player wearing the number 8 shirt against two strong opponents, U20 Australia and U20 Qatar.

Midfielder Nguyen Van Truong is playing excellently in this year's tournament. Photo: VFF

Another reason why Dinh Xuan Tien has not been able to play in this year's U20 Asia tournament is the tactical scheme that coach Hoang Anh Tuan is using. With the 3-4-3 scheme, the strategist from Khanh Hoa will prefer to use a pair of central midfielders with good defensive ability to ensure the solidity of U20 Vietnam. The ability to sweep and cover well of the duo Duc Phu and Duc Viet has helped his teammates in the front line feel secure in participating in the attack. This duo is also the one who has made a silent contribution to the 2 victories of coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team. In the final match against a strong opponent, U20 Iran, perhaps coach Hoang Anh Tuan will continue to use the duo Duc Phu and Duc Viet in the central midfield position ofU20 Vietnam.

Although Dinh Xuan Tien has not yet played in the 2023 U20 Asian tournament, with the qualities he has shown in the V.League and youth tournaments, this midfielder from Nam Dan will be a card up the sleeve that coach Hoang Anh Tuan is keeping. With his talent, the strategist from Khanh Hoa will have a reasonable way to use personnel to bring success to the Vietnam U20 team.

Hopefully Dinh Xuan Tien will soon regain his form in the near future. Photo: VFF

Hopefully in the near future, Vietnamese fans in general and Nghe An fans in particular will see Dinh Xuan Tien shine in the U20 Vietnam and Song Lam Nghe An jerseys.