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Cao Pendant Quang Vinh and Van Vi (3) promise to help the left wing of the Vietnamese team play explosively. Photo: Tam Minh. |
Before and during the preparation for the match against Malaysia on June 10 in Group F of the final qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup, the Vietnamese team lost 8 players, including: Xuan Son, Van Toan, Doan Ngoc Tan, Bui Vi Hao, Vu Van Thanh, Nguyen Thanh Binh, Bui Hoang Viet Anh, and most recently Cong Phuong.
Half of the above players are attacking wingers. Coach Kim Sang Sik only has Pham Tuan Hai and Hai Long, who are wingers, on the Vietnam team roster at the moment. Some strategic reserves that have been tested such as Khuat Van Khang, Chau Ngoc Quang, and Dinh Thanh Binh are all just average, unable to create many breakthroughs.
This made coach Kim Sang-sik think of a new strategy, prioritizing the use of players who are in good form and have high motivation to compete. According to observations in the latest team-building exercises of the Vietnamese team, Cao Pendant Quang Vinh is often associated with the pillars of the defense, including: Do Duy Manh, Thanh Chung, Bui Tien Dung and goalkeeper Nguyen Filip. Meanwhile, Van Vi has a lot of time to practice with the attacking team with Quang Hai, Tien Linh, Pham Tuan Hai.
The arrangement makes it easy to imagine that Mr. Kim will use both left-backs Quang Vinh and Van Vi at the same time. If this becomes a reality, the left wing of the Vietnamese team promises to bring explosive performance at Bukit Jalil Stadium.
Vinh and Vi have in common that they are both in good form, have a diligent and disciplined playing style and have proven their ability to create breakthroughs in attack. In the colors of Hanoi Police Club and Nam Dinh this season, Quang Vinh has 2 goals and 2 assists, Van Vi has 3 goals and 5 assists, according to transfermarkt statistics.
The pairing of Vinh and Vi is also to make the most of the personnel when the left wing of the Vietnamese team still has Pham Tuan Hai, Quang Hai, and Khuat Van Khang.
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Coach Kim Sang Sik always brings many surprises to the starting lineup of the Vietnamese team. Photo: Tam Minh. |
In the opening match of Group F of the final qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup, the Vietnamese team easily won 5-0 against Laos with Van Vi shining, scoring 2 goals. After the match, the defender born in 1998 revealed that Mr. Kim encouraged him to confidently move up and contribute more to the team's attacks.
At the press conference, Coach Kim was relaxed when asked about the possibility of adding Quang Vinh to the left wing. “Vinh is a quality player. Football needs competition to always progress. I always choose players who are in good form,” he said.
It seems that from that moment, Coach Kim thought deeply about how to harmonize when having two defenders with impressive attacking ability at the same time. Now that Cao Pendant Quang Vinh has been officially available, sooner or later the Korean strategist will create a surprise in this position. Like the way he made experts "offside" many times in predicting the lineup of the Vietnamese team at the ASEAN Cup 2024.
According to transfermarkt statistics, throughout Quang Vinh's playing career since the 2014/15 season, he has played 158 matches as a full-back, 17 matches as a winger, 6 matches as a centre-back, and less than 5 matches as a winger, right-back, right midfielder, or central midfielder.
Source: https://znews.vn/nuoc-tinh-moi-cho-pendant-quang-vinh-va-van-vi-post1558132.html
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