Le Van Do: Hanoi Police star seeks opportunity in Vietnam National Team

If he can repeat his high performance as in the Hanoi Police Club, Le Van Do's position in the Vietnam National Team will be consolidated.

Just prove it, Van Do.

“I don’t understand why fans don’t like Le Van Do?”, coach Pham Minh Duc, who watched the matches with this player in the Hanoi Police Club, exclaimed. “He plays aggressively on the right wing, making good diagonal passes. In addition, Van Do can also move flexibly into the inner corridor, receiving through balls from teammates to rush forward like a striker. He is a good player and does not deserve to be criticized for some of his erratic performances. In football, no player can be perfect throughout the entire 90 minutes of play.”

Coach Pham Minh Duc's question may be a prejudice from a disappointing SEA Games for Le Van Do, 2 years ago. "Probably due to his unconvincing performance at the congress, in the U22 Vietnam jersey, Van Do is still under pressure from a group of fans. They are ready to dismiss his efforts throughout the match. But just one mistake and Van Do's name will appear on social networks. The recent red card after hitting a player of the Ho Chi Minh City Police is a typical example," a former assistant of coach Philippe Troussier expressed his opinion.

It is true that Van Do had a disappointing SEA Games 32 in Cambodia. He continuously wasted opportunities at decisive moments for U22 Vietnam. Even in the match for the honorary Bronze Medal against Myanmar, Van Do played below his ability and missed clear moments that could have put his name on the scoreboard. That tournament became a low note, making Van Do the focus of criticism from fans. And in fact, from that time until now, the boy born in 2001 has been absent from the team's training sessions.

Even during his tenure, coach Philippe Troussier - who highly appreciated Van Do's qualities - did not call him up to the national team. Meanwhile, this strategist was criticized for being conservative when he tried to create conditions for other names of the same age as Van Do such as Phan Tuan Tai, Nguyen Thai Son or Vo Minh Trong at all costs. The rare data related to Van Do at the national team level only shows that the last time he appeared in a list of "Golden Star Warriors" was during the time of coach... Park Hang Seo. And it was not until now, when the Vietnam national team is preparing for the match with Laos, that the name Van Do was called up again to the competition preparation plan.

Le Van Do is the top choice for the right wing at Hanoi Police Club.

Need to seize the opportunity

Some fans feel sorry for Van Do when he is absent from the Vietnam national team for a long time. Because they actually saw a very different version at the Hanoi Police Club where the player from Quang Nam . The player born in 2001 has been and is gaining the full trust of coach Mano Polking. Right from the second phase of last season, Van Do became the number 1 choice on the right wing of the Hanoi Police Club, instead of star Vu Van Thanh. In the Southeast Asian arena, Van Do once scored 3 goals in just 4 matches. Witnessing the sublimation of his student, coach Polking was extremely happy when his choice helped the Hanoi Police Club.

Continuing the above good form, in the 2025/26 season, in the two key arenas named V.League and AFC Champions League Two, Van Do started 11 matches in all 11 times Mr. Polking registered. The 24-year-old player performed well on the right wing, besides directly marking 1 goal and 1 assist. It was Van Do's high form that motivated Coach Kim Sang-sik to decide to call him up to the Vietnam National Team.

For the first time in many years, Van Do is back in the “Golden Star Warriors” shirt. It will not be easy for the player born in 2001 to secure a starting position, when the Vietnam national team still has quality options such as Tran Bao Toan and Truong Tien Anh. Not to mention Pham Xuan Manh is also ready to move to the right wing if requested by coach Kim Sang-sik.

In any case, this is also a valuable opportunity to create a turning point in the international career of Van Do, who has been unfinished for the past 2 years after a disappointing performance at the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia. If he can grasp the opportunity through professional style and discipline in training, the player of the Hanoi Police Club will gain the trust of Coach Kim Sang-sik in the following training sessions.

In addition, through the opportunity to be called up to the Vietnam National Team, Le Van Do also has the opportunity to assert himself in the hearts of the majority of fans. In fact, this player has had to endure many controversies in the past 2 years. And even when playing well at the Hanoi Police Club, the 24-year-old midfielder's ability has not been properly recognized.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/the-thao/le-van-do-ngoi-sao-cua-cong-an-ha-noi-tim-co-hoi-tai-dt-viet-nam-i787986/