Cong Phuong scores against HAGL, still has chance to return to Vietnam national team

" I don't know what to say, facing HAGL is a beautiful memory. Having the opportunity to face my old team, I tried to have the best performance when meeting HAGL ," striker Nguyen Cong Phuong shared after the match in the qualifying round of the 2024/2025 National Cup.

This season, Nguyen Cong Phuong has just returned to Vietnam, playing in the First Division for Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc Club. He scored 5 goals and had 3 passes for his teammates to score in all competitions.

In terms of statistics, Cong Phuong leads, far surpassing domestic strikers such as Dinh Thanh Binh and Bui Vi Hao. However, he cannot compare with players who score regularly in the V.League and Asian Cup such as Nguyen Tien Linh and Nguyen Xuan Son.

Nguyen Cong Phuong is the star of Binh Phuoc Club.

On January 12, Cong Phuong had the opportunity to face HAGL for the first time. Previously, the striker born in 1995 had left many times on loan but played abroad. When playing for Ho Chi Minh City Club, Cong Phuong did not face HAGL for many reasons.

In fact, the fact that coach Kim Sang-sik removed Nguyen Cong Phuong from the Vietnamese team before the AFF Cup 2024 caused a lot of controversy, but the Korean coach had been observing Cong Phuong for a long time. He maintained his opinion that Cong Phuong was not in good enough shape to compete in intense matches at international tournaments. At the end of the AFF Cup 2024, coach Kim Sang-sik publicly apologized for not calling up Cong Phuong.

Of course, the striker from Nghe An will only have a chance if he maintains his scoring form and improves his fitness in the next 2 months. In the immediate future, the Vietnamese team will face the Lao team in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers at home. The match will take place in March.

Facing a weak opponent, coach Kim Sang-sik will most likely adjust his personnel and experiment with more difficult tournaments. This is an opportunity for Nguyen Cong Phuong to find his way back to the Vietnam national team.

Mai Phuong

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