Waiting for U.23 Vietnam star and 'good student' from German training trip to shine

Ho Van Cuong is considered one of the best right-backs of U.23 Vietnam at the moment. In the scheme of coach Philippe Troussier, SLNA players always play a very important role. This has been clearly demonstrated through the matches of U.23 Vietnam in the 2024 U.23 Asian qualifiers, held at Viet Tri Stadium ( Phu Tho ) not long ago.

The defender who grew up in SLNA's training center has made great progress in the past year. From the successes in the national youth team such as U.19, U.20 in 2022, Ho Van Cuong has been promoted to the first team and plays regularly in the highest level of Vietnamese football: V-League. However, in 2023, this full-back born in 2003 has not been lucky. He is still considered an important factor in SLNA, but can only play 11 matches due to the effects of injury.

Chờ sao U.23 Việt Nam và 'học sinh giỏi' từ chuyến tập huấn Đức tỏa sáng - Ảnh 1. — Ho Van Cuong (13) is currently an important factor in coach Troussier's tactical scheme.

The injury prevented Ho Van Cuong from returning in time to successfully defend the U.23 Southeast Asian Championship with his teammates. In addition, the 20-year-old defender also missed the opportunity to be part of the Vietnam Olympic team going to China to compete in the 2022 Asian Games . When the coaching staff of the Vietnam Olympic team sent a preliminary list of 30 players to the organizing committee of the games, Ho Van Cuong was injured and was not included in the list. Therefore, he could not be on the official list of 22 players attending the 19th ASIAD.

While his teammates from the same age group as Dinh Xuan Tien and Tran Nam Hai are in Hangzhou (China) to prepare for the 2022 Asian Games, Ho Van Cuong will join U.21 SLNA to compete in the 2023 National U.21 Finals. At this time, the U.23 Vietnam star is considered the biggest hope of U.21 SLNA. In 2022, U.21 SLNA made a mistake in using players and was eliminated from the National U.21 Finals, held in Vinh City (Nghe An). After that, U.21 Hanoi won the championship, and surpassed SLNA to hold the record for the number of times they won the U.21 tournament (6 times). U.21 SLNA dropped to 2nd place with 5 times lifting the cup after 26 years of the U.21 tournament being held. Therefore, the 2023 National U.21 Tournament is an opportunity for U.21 SLNA to regain its position, with the advantage of playing at home (Thanh Hoa and Nghe An co-host the 2023 National U.21 Finals).

Chờ sao U.23 Việt Nam và 'học sinh giỏi' từ chuyến tập huấn Đức tỏa sáng - Ảnh 2. — Ho Van Cuong missed the opportunity to attend ASIAD 19 with the Vietnam Olympic team

Besides Ho Van Cuong, Group C of the 2023 National U.21 Finals also has another notable player, Hoang Minh Tien. Minh Tien is a player who grew up in HAGL's training center. The striker born in 2005 is a member of the U.17 Vietnam team that trained in Germany in 2022, under the guidance of coach Hoang Anh Tuan. Among them, Hoang Minh Tien is one of the 3 "good students" who were kept in Germany for a while longer to gain experience. Recently, this 18-year-old striker was also called up by coach Philippe Troussier to join the U.23 Vietnam team to "watch his legs".

In the 2023 season, Hoang Minh Tien was loaned to Kon Tum Club to play in the second division. Therefore, this 18-year-old striker will wear the U.21 Kon Tum shirt to compete in the 2023 National U.21 Finals. U.21 Kon Tum promises to be a "dark horse" worth watching in this U.21 tournament. In the qualifying round, U.21 Kon Tum caused a big surprise when they topped Group B, where U.21 Da Nang and U.21 HAGL appeared to win a ticket to the finals. With what has been shown, plus the presence of talented Hoang Minh Tien in the attack, coach Chu Ngoc Canh's team can be a challenge to the host U.21 SLNA and compete for a ticket to the quarterfinals.

Chờ sao U.23 Việt Nam và 'học sinh giỏi' từ chuyến tập huấn Đức tỏa sáng - Ảnh 3. — Hoang Minh Tien is an expected factor of the "dark horse" U.21 Kon Tum

In the first match of Group C, U.23 Vietnam star Ho Van Cuong will have the opportunity to face the team of 18-year-old talent Hoang Minh Tien. This match will take place at 5:00 p.m. on September 19, at Vinh Stadium.

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