Dinh Trieu returns and is still too good, young HAGL goalkeeper faces fierce competition

Goalkeepers Tran Trung Kien and Nguyen Filip are playing very well, but the path to the official position in the goal of the Vietnamese team is still not easy for them, because Nguyen Dinh Trieu has returned.

3 excellent characters in 1 position

After a few rounds of injury, goalkeeper Nguyen Dinh Trieu returned in round 22 of the V-League, when Hai Phong FC visited Ho Chi Minh City FC at Thong Nhat Stadium. This was the match in which Nguyen Dinh Trieu discouraged the strikers of the city team, contributing to Hai Phong's 2-0 victory right on the opponent's field.

Tran Trung Kien excelled in HAGL's revival journey in V-League

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AFF Cup 2024 best goalkeeper Nguyen Dinh Trieu returns after injury

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The return of Nguyen Dinh Trieu has made the race for the official position in the goal of the Vietnamese team, right before the decisive match with Malaysia in the Asian Cup qualifiers, extremely hot. Recently, the two goalkeepers Tran Trung Kien and Nguyen Filip have been in very good form.

Tran Trung Kien continues to be an important factor in HAGL's revival in the V-League. This goalkeeper is becoming more and more mature and confident. After a season of competing in the highest league of Vietnamese football, in the final rounds of the season, it can be seen that Tran Trung Kien is completely different from himself a few months ago. Trung Kien is now playing more calmly, controlling the home team's penalty area better than before, and at the same time, he can now remind his teammates around him to keep the right position in defense. These are all factors that Tran Trung Kien did not have at the beginning of this season.

The goalkeepers' high form came at just the right time.

Meanwhile, Nguyen Filip contributed greatly to the achievement of reaching the final of the Southeast Asian Cup 1 of the Hanoi Police Club (CAHN). Against foreign teams and foreign strikers, Nguyen Filip showed a certain value. Opposing strikers still seemed to be afraid of Nguyen Filip's calm playing style. In particular, in situations where Nguyen Filip rushed out to block the opponent's strikers' face-offs, he still made foreign strikers in the Southeast Asian Cup 1 startled, because of his tall stature (1.92 m) and his ability to read situations very well.

Nguyen Filip shows his class in the Southeast Asian Cup C1

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When mentioning CAHN Club in the regional football tournament in recent times, the Thai and Indonesian press often mention 3 prominent figures of the V-League representative, including coach Mano Polking, midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai and goalkeeper Nguyen Filip. The class of a goalkeeper who has played in Europe helps Nguyen Filip always stay calm in difficult situations, preventing the opponent's attacks, contributing greatly to helping CAHN Club get closer to the championship of the Southeast Asian Cup 1 this season.

With Tran Trung Kien and Nguyen Filip both playing excellently at the end of the season, plus the return of Nguyen Dinh Trieu, coach Kim Sang-sik will be more confident with the goalkeeper position of the Vietnamese team in the match against Malaysia on June 10.

The Korean coach has very solid goalkeepers in his possession, a necessary factor for us to withstand great pressure at the giant Bukit Jalil stadium (capacity up to 100,000 people) in Malaysia.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/dinh-trieu-tai-xuat-va-van-qua-hay-thu-mon-tre-hagl-phai-canh-tranh-gay-gat-185250512115542696.htm