'Assist King' Quang Hai will help the Vietnamese team's attack line... come closer together

Midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai is passing the ball better and better. He can help the Vietnamese team's attack have more scoring opportunities in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifier against Malaysia next June.

"King of Passing"

Although Hanoi Police Club (CAHN) could not win the Southeast Asian Cup 1, after the second leg final match with Buriram United on the evening of May 21, CAHN Club in general and Nguyen Quang Hai in particular had an excellent season in this tournament.

Quang Hai plays excellently in the Southeast Asian Cup C1

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In particular, Quang Hai's passing ability is increasingly impressive. This player had 1 assist, leading to the opening goal for CAHN Club in the first leg of the final. He continued to have a great pass in the second leg of the final. That was a very quick 1-touch move, backheeling for left-back Cao Pendant Quang Vinh to rush down and finish, opening the score for CAHN team on the opponent's field.

Throughout the two final matches, Quang Hai often had excellent attacking passes, opening up open attacks for his teammates. Previously, in the semi-finals and group stage matches of the Southeast Asian Cup 1 this season, Quang Hai was the soul in the playing style of the team under coach Mano Polking.

Quang Hai will bring that form to the Vietnam national team, preparing for the very important match with Malaysia on June 10, in the third qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup. The Vietnam national team now has a very different attack compared to the 2024 AFF Cup. Currently, strikers Nguyen Xuan Son and Nguyen Van Toan are not on the list of players called up by coach Kim Sang-sik, because Xuan Son is injured, and Van Toan has not shown the form required by the Korean coach.

Quang Hai is like the key connecting the positions on the attack line.

The Vietnamese team's forward line now has the return of Nguyen Cong Phuong. However, the ability to connect Cong Phuong with other strikers including Tien Linh, Tuan Hai and Dinh Thanh Binh is a question mark, because Cong Phuong has been away from the Vietnamese team for quite a while.

Will Quang Hai help the Vietnamese team's attack line have better connection?

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In that context, Quang Hai can be the key to connecting the positions on the Vietnamese team's attack line. Quang Hai's ability to organize the play can help his teammates around him get closer, find a common voice and find each other in the attack. At the same time, Quang Hai's creative passes also promise to open up good scoring opportunities for the players playing in the national team's forward line.

Remember, in the second leg of the AFF Cup 2024 final earlier this year, it was Quang Hai who turned and passed the ball to Hai Long, before Hai Long passed an opposing defender and scored against the Thai team, helping the Vietnamese team win 3-2 in the match at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, thereby winning the championship. That was a move that demonstrated Quang Hai's sharp tactical vision, and also showed that he could play well with many different teammates in attack. The Vietnamese team continues to expect that from Quang Hai, before the decisive match against Malaysia at the opponent's Bukit Jalil Stadium.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/vua-kien-tao-quang-hai-se-giup-hang-cong-doi-tuyen-viet-nam-xich-lai-gan-nhau-185250522184937637.htm