At this time, the Ho Chi Minh City youth club's force can hardly be compared to the Binh Phuoc team. The most prominent names in the squad of the first-class rookie are only players who have played for the Vietnam youth teams such as Vu Van Son, Nguyen Si Chien... Meanwhile, coach Nguyen Anh Duc owns a squad of quality no less than some V-League teams with Bui Tan Truong, Huynh Tan Sinh, Hoang Minh Tam, Nguyen Kien Quyet, Sam Ngoc Duc, Ho Tuan Tai, Le Thanh Binh, Ho Sy Giap, Truong Du Dat and especially Nguyen Cong Phuong.
Cong Phuong helps Binh Phuoc Club become significantly stronger
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Cong Phuong has the opportunity to play with quality "satellites" with rich experience in top-level competition. Many of them are also former teammates of this striker at Ho Chi Minh City Club (Sam Ngoc Duc), HAGL (Kien Quyet) and Vietnam national teams (Thanh Binh, Tuan Tai, Tan Truong). In addition, Coach Anh Duc himself is also a striker, so he has the ability to "awaken" the goal-scoring instinct of his former teammate.
Another advantage for Cong Phuong is that he will be playing in front of the home crowd. All 4,200 tickets for the 2024-2025 season have been sold out by Binh Phuoc Club, so there is no reason why fans of this team will not come to the stadium to cheer for coach Anh Duc and his team in the National Cup, which is also the first home match of the new season. Many fans of Binh Phuoc Club have high expectations for Cong Phuong.
Many people are worried that Cong Phuong will need a long time to regain his best form because he has not been registered to play in the J-League for 2 years. However, thanks to the good environment at Binh Phuoc Club, this striker is performing well. The proof is in the friendly match against Ba Ria-Vung Tau Club, he scored and assisted to help Binh Phuoc Club win 2-1.
Cong Phuong also has enough experience to make a strong comeback. This is not the first time he has returned to Vietnam to play after an unsuccessful trip abroad. In 2017, after "drifting" in Japan (Mito Hollyhock Club), he returned to play for HAGL and showed impressive performance: scoring 19 goals in 30 matches, being included in the typical squad of V-League 2018.
Three years later, Cong Phuong joined Ho Chi Minh City FC on loan after failing to find success in Korea (Incheon United) and Belgium (Sint Truidense). Once again, he bounced back strongly with 10 goals in 19 matches, making him a member of the V-League 2020 best squad. The following season, he scored 5 goals, helping HAGL top the rankings after 12 rounds, but unfortunately the tournament was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It can be seen that every time he returns home after going abroad, Cong Phuong plays better. This time, in a less harsh environment, the possibility of him continuing to shine is very high.
Fans of Binh Phuoc Club in general and Cong Phuong in particular can also rely on statistics to have more confidence in this striker. Since starting his professional career in the 2015 season, the player from Nghe An has always scored at least 5 goals/season when playing football in Vietnam. In total, he has scored 45 goals at the club level, a quite impressive number.
ROUND 1 MATCH SCHEDULE
October 19:
15:30: Dong Thap - Dong Nai
16:00: Ba Ria-Vung Tau - Hue
17:00: Binh Phuoc - Ho Chi Minh City Youth
Hoa Binh - Da Nang
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cong-phuong-se-bung-no-o-cup-quoc-gia-185241018223656666.htm
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