Van Lam is at a disadvantage compared to Nguyen Filip in the Vietnam national team.

" I think there is nothing new about Dang Van Lam. It's not that he is in good form. Van Lam is showing signs of losing ground when competing with Nguyen Filip, Trung Kien and Van Viet.

These people have better qualities than Van Lam. Their skills are more even, their performance in V.League is also good. These people standing in the goal, we feel more secure than Van Lam ", commentator Ngo Quang Tung answered a question from VTC News.

Van Lam made a mistake.

Dang Van Lam returned to the Vietnam national team during the training session of the Vietnam national team in October 2025. The Korean coach surprised everyone by eliminating both Nguyen Filip and Nguyen Dinh Trieu - the two goalkeepers at the AFF Cup 2024. He placed his trust in Tran Trung Kien and Nguyen Van Viet, who are younger.

Dang Van Lam was given the opportunity to play in the starting lineup. However, his performance was not very convincing. In the loss of the Vietnamese team, he did not have a significant reflex to block the opponent's header. But this was a difficult situation and the fault belonged to the defense rather than Van Lam.

Dang Van Lam makes fans uneasy again.

But in the beginning of the second half, when Pham Xuan Manh returned the ball to Van Lam under pressure from the Nepalese player, the goalkeeper born in 1993 suddenly made a clumsy pass. Van Lam's handling almost put the Vietnamese team's goal in danger. The Nepalese player did not handle the ball well and Duy Manh intervened in time.

Mr. Quang Tung commented: " Van Lam's reflex and physical advantages are still there. But the goal conceded partly shows the problem, Van Lam was not really ready. That was a difficult ball but people still saw that Van Lam's ability to read situations was not excellent. More difficult matches require more confidence and higher standards. Playing with his feet is a huge minus for Van Lam ."

On the contrary, coach Kim Sang-sik spoke up to defend his student. He said that Van Lam is in very good form and deserves to be the main goalkeeper. However, it is difficult to judge the goalkeeper when the opponent has no chance to finish and the Vietnam team won Nepal with a score of 3-1.

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