Injury storm sweeps Vietnam national team: Golden opportunity for rookies

The Vietnamese team is facing a storm of injuries that has left a series of key players sitting on the sidelines, and the new players will have to seize this opportunity to speak up at the right time.

Minh Khoa is injured and will not be able to play in the two friendly matches with the Vietnamese team.

Photo: Ngoc Linh

Vietnam team has another injured case

At 3:00 p.m. tomorrow (September 4), on the football field of the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center, the Vietnam national team will have its first friendly match with Nam Dinh Club under the direction of interim head coach Dinh Hong Vinh.

It will be a tough test for the Vietnamese team when facing the "blue army" consisting of all the very high-quality foreign players of the reigning V-League champions. Names like Romulo, Caio, Lucas, Brenner, Kyle Dulin or other Western players will be used for international tournaments.

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This match will be a great opportunity for the new players to make their voices heard, because not counting the two goalkeepers, interim coach Dinh Hong Vinh only has 19 healthy players ready to play in an unofficial friendly match with little pressure.

Duc Chien (left cover) scored to help Ninh Binh FC beat Ha Tinh Club 3-1

Photo: Minh Tu

Ngoc Tan suffered a broken rib, Quang Hai and Hai Long also withdrew due to injury. Then, it was Van Do and Minh Khoa's turn to be injured, forcing them to return to their clubs.

Thus, Mr. Vinh will only have Thanh Chung, Duy Manh, Tien Anh, Hoang Duc, Tuan Hai, Tien Linh as the main team. The rest of the Vietnam team will be renewed with 11 players who have not or have rarely been called up to the team by Mr. Kim before.

Waiting for the rookies to speak up

In the Vietnamese team's goal at this time will be Van Viet or Van Chuan; while Van Toi, Hoang Phuc or Quang Kiet will wait for the opportunity to enter the field in the second half in the center-back position.

The Vietnamese team has many changes in this training session.

Kha Hoa

On the left wing, there will be competition between Quang Vinh, Van Vi and two younger names, Tuan Tai (The Cong Viettel ) and Du Hoc (HAGL). On the right wing, Tien Anh and Du Hoc will also take turns playing.

Duc Chien and Hoang Anh will take turns playing with Hoang Duc in midfield, in which the Ninh Binh FC midfielder must prove that his special understanding with Hoang Duc will be able to make a difference for the Vietnamese team's midfield.

In addition, Viet Hung is also a very interesting case as he can play well in every position on the left flank from defender to wing-back or attacking midfielder. Even when needed, he is very good at the role of midfield coordinator which is the position he started his career at HAGL.

Coach Kim Sang-sik will monitor from afar while leading the Vietnam U.23 team.

Photo: VFF

Coach Dinh Hong Vinh has 3 strikers in his attack: Tien Linh, Tuan Hai and Gia Hung, in which the 2000-born striker of Ninh Binh FC is eagerly waiting for the moment to be put on the field for the first time in the Vietnamese national team shirt.

The former PVF-CAND player has only played a few dozen minutes in the V-League, but has shown his potential after an explosive season, being the domestic top scorer (6 goals, 3 assists) helping Ninh Binh FC get promoted early. His 1.82 m physique and strong, aggressive playing style can help him become a competitive factor in the next 1-2 years.

The storm of injuries is causing the Vietnamese team to be without many important players, but on the positive side, it will bring opportunities for coach Kim Sang-sik, through the domestic coaching team headed by Dinh Hong Vinh, to open up opportunities for young players to bring options for the future.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/bao-chan-thuong-can-quet-doi-tuyen-viet-nam-co-hoi-vang-cua-cac-tan-binh-185250903135300673.htm