Injury storm sweeps Vietnam national team: Golden opportunity for rookies

The Vietnamese team is facing a storm of injuries that has left many key players sitting on the sidelines. The new players will have to seize this opportunity to speak up at the right time.

Minh Khoa is injured and will not be able to play in 2 friendly matches with the Vietnam team.

Photo: Ngoc Linh

Vietnam team has another injured case

At 3:00 p.m. tomorrow (September 4), on the football field of the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center, the Vietnam national team will have its first friendly match with Nam Dinh Club under the direction of interim head coach Dinh Hong Vinh.

It will be a tough test for the Vietnamese team when facing the "blue team" consisting of all high-quality foreign players of the reigning V-League champion. Names such as Romulo, Caio, Lucas, Brenner, Kyle Dulin or other Western players will be used for international competitions.

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This match will be a great opportunity for the new players to make their voices heard, because not counting the two goalkeepers, interim coach Dinh Hong Vinh only has 19 healthy players ready to play in an unofficial friendly match with little pressure.

Duc Chien (left cover) scored to help Ninh Binh FC beat Ha Tinh Club 3-1

Photo: Minh Tu

Ngoc Tan suffered a broken rib, Quang Hai and Hai Long also withdrew due to injury. Then, it was Van Do and Minh Khoa's turn to also suffer injuries, forcing them to return to the club.

Thus, Mr. Vinh will only have Thanh Chung, Duy Manh, Tien Anh, Hoang Duc, Tuan Hai, Tien Linh as the main frame. The rest, the Vietnamese team will be renewed with 11 players who have not or have rarely been called up to the team by Mr. Kim before.

Waiting for the rookies to speak up

In the goal of the Vietnamese team at this time will be Van Viet or Van Chuan; while Van Toi, Hoang Phuc or Quang Kiet will wait for the opportunity to enter the field in the second half in the center-back position.

The Vietnamese team has many changes in this training session.

Kha Hoa

On the left wing, there will be competition between Quang Vinh, Van Vi and two younger names, Tuan Tai (The Cong Viettel ) and Du Hoc (HAGL). On the right wing, Tien Anh and Du Hoc will also take turns playing.

Duc Chien and Hoang Anh will take turns playing with Hoang Duc in the midfield, in which the Ninh Binh FC midfielder must prove that his special understanding with Hoang Duc will be able to make a difference for the midfield of the Vietnamese team.

In addition, Viet Hung is also a very interesting case as he can play well in every position on the left flank from defender to wing-back or attacking midfielder. Even when needed, he is very good at the role of midfield coordinator, which is the position he started his career at HAGL.

Coach Kim Sang-sik will watch from afar while leading the Vietnam U.23 team.

Photo: VFF

Coach Dinh Hong Vinh has three strikers on his attack line: Tien Linh, Tuan Hai and Gia Hung, in which the striker born in 2000 of Ninh Binh FC is eagerly waiting for the moment to be put on the field for the first time in the Vietnamese national team shirt.

The former PVF-CAND player has only played a few dozen minutes in the V-League, but has shown his potential after an explosive season, becoming the domestic top scorer (6 goals, 3 assists) helping Ninh Binh FC get promoted early. His 1.82m physique and strong, aggressive playing style can help him become a competitive factor in the next 1-2 years.

The storm of injuries is causing the Vietnamese team to be without many important players, but on a positive note, it will create opportunities for coach Kim Sang-sik, through the domestic coaching team headed by Dinh Hong Vinh, to open up opportunities for young players to bring options for the future.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/bao-chan-thuong-can-quet-doi-tuyen-viet-nam-co-hoi-vang-cua-cac-tan-binh-185250903135300673.htm