Round 13 V.League 2019: The much-awaited 'reappearance' of Van Duc and Phi Son
(Baonghean.vn) - After a 2-week break, V.League 2019 will return with fierce and equally attractive confrontations between teams. In particular, also in this round 13, fans will welcome the "reappearance" of stars who have just recovered from injury.
The face that has received the most attention from experts and football fans in the country is Phan Van Duc of SLNA. After nearly 3 months of injury, the player born in 1996 has completely recovered. In the match between Saigon FC and SLNA in the previous round, which took place on May 31, Phan Van Duc was also on the bench of the away team.
Observing the recent training sessions of coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team, it can be seen that the left wing midfielder from Yen Thanh has almost reached 100% fitness. With the current situation, it is likely that the SLNA coaching staff will put Phan Van Duc in the starting lineup in the match between SLNA and HAGL in round 13, taking place at Vinh Stadium on the afternoon of June 16.
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| Phan Van Duc is an important "card" of coach Nguyen Duc Thang. Photo: Document |
Recently, along with the absence of Phan Van Duc, the Vinh home team has shown weakness in scoring. After 12 rounds, coach Nguyen Duc Thang's students have only scored 10 goals (0.83 goals/match). SLNA is the team with the worst scoring record in V.League 2019, up to this point.
Also receiving great attention from experts and football fans in Nghe An is midfielder Tran Phi Son. Since the beginning of the season until now, "Vietnam's Ronaldo" has not played any matches for his home team, Ho Chi Minh City Club. The reason is that Tran Phi Son suffered an ankle ligament injury during a training session in January.
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| Tran Phi Son has recovered from a torn ankle ligament injury. Photo: zing.vn |
With that injury, the player from Ha Tinh had to spend nearly 5 months "sitting and eating". Fortunately, Ho Chi Minh City Club has a deep squad so the long-term absence of Tran Phi Son did not affect the performance of the Thong Nhat Stadium team too much. Currently, after 12 rounds, coach Chung Hae-seong and his team are leading the rankings with 26 points won.
Certainly, the return of Tran Phi Son will make Ho Chi Minh City FC "like a tiger with wings". The talent and importance of the midfielder born in 1992 to the Thong Nhat Stadium team is indisputable. In V.League 2018, Tran Phi Son played 21 matches, scored 6 goals and contributed 9 assists for Ho Chi Minh City FC. A quite impressive achievement.
Most likely, “Vietnam Ronaldo” will be put on the field by coach Chung Hae-seong in the match between Ho Chi Minh City Club and Thanh Hoa Club in round 13, taking place at Thong Nhat Stadium at 7:00 p.m. on June 15. It is not known whether the Korean strategist will use Tran Phi Son from the start or not, because the feeling of the ball is something that the 27-year-old midfielder still cannot have after a long time of injury./.
