Vietnam Team: Why does Quang Vinh easily play the role of 'supporting actor'?

In the list of 23 players called up by coach Kim Sang Sik to the Vietnam national team , Cao Quang Vinh is the name that attracts special attention.

In fact, the fact that a player with Vietnamese-French blood was called up to the Vietnam national team was predicted a long time ago. VFF Vice President Tran Anh Tu and Coach Kim Sang Sik himself both emphasized that Quang Vinh was in the plan to be used immediately after his successful naturalization. However, the decision to call up the 28-year-old defender was not a favor.

Quang Vinh is ready to contribute to the Vietnam team.

Before joining the Vietnam national team, Quang Vinh made his mark in the second leg final between CAHN and Buriram at the 2024/25 Southeast Asian Club Cup. This left-back ran down to face veteran goalkeeper Chatchai Budprom, calmly handled the ball diagonally to open the score for the police team.

Not only did Quang Vinh score, he also had a clearance on the goal line, playing hard throughout the 120 minutes of play. Although he was unlucky in the penalty shootout and failed to score, he still had a commendable match.

Quang Vinh's performance further helped coach Kim Sang Sik trust his choice. With the presence of the defender born in 1997, Mr. Kim has an extremely high-quality option for the left wing position in the Vietnam team.

However, the Korean strategist is still open about whether to use Quang Vinh as a starter in the match between Vietnam and Malaysia. The reason is that Quang Vinh and the CAHN players will not be able to gather until June 4 at the earliest due to their busy V-League match with Binh Dinh Club.

Van Vi is playing very well on the left wing of the Vietnam team.

Thus, the CAHN player only had a few training sessions with the Vietnam team before the very important match with Malaysia. Such a period of time raises questions about Quang Vinh's ability to adapt to the team's playing style.

Furthermore, in the left-back position, coach Kim Sang Sik has Van Vi who is in good form. This player has even become a very effective scoring option for the "Golden Star Warriors".

Therefore, if Cao Quang Vinh is on the bench in the match against Malaysia, it is normal and understandable. However, the fact that a player with Vietnamese-French bloodlines is on the Vietnam team will bring many positive things, most clearly, it will add a quality choice and increase competitiveness.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/vi-sao-quang-vinh-de-dong-kep-phu-o-tuyen-viet-nam-2403901.html