Vietnam Team: Losing heavily is okay, as long as there are lessons to... grow

The Vietnamese team brought their weakest squad to face 11 foreign players in the best condition of Nam Dinh Club, so defeat was obvious.

Vietnam team received valuable lesson

The friendly match with Nam Dinh Club is a typical example of the view that there is no need to go far, just by wandering around V-League, the Vietnamese team can also find a very strong "blue team".

Nam Dinh FC has 11 foreign players (the most in V-League), many of whom have proven their class such as Caio Cesar, the midfielder who made the best team last season, Romulo da Silva, Lucas Alves, Kyle Hudlin... Not to mention, the team also has overseas Vietnamese defender Kevin Pham Ba, and Xuan Son is also absent due to injury treatment.

Vietnam team (blue shirt) is helpless against strong opponent

PHOTO: NAM DINH CLUB

With the foreign players that Nam Dinh Club brought in to serve the V-League, National Cup, AFC Champions League 2 and ASEAN Club Championship, the Vietnamese team had to face a European-American class team under the guise of a V-League club. Not only Nam Dinh, strong teams like Buriram United (Thailand) or JDT (Malaysia) when playing AFC Champions League Elite also launched a squad with 9, 10 foreign players. Simply because the quality of foreign players worth hundreds of thousands, even millions of USD is always superior to local players.

Against a team of all foreign players, the Vietnamese team was bound to lose. It was commendable that in the first half, when acting head coach Dinh Hong Vinh put his main players in the starting lineup, the team only lost by 1 goal. The breakdown happened in the second half, when the new players, or players who rarely played, had a chance to show their skills.

For goalkeeper Van Chuan, defenders Quang Kiet, Hoang Phuc, Van Toi, midfielders Hoang Anh, Du Hoc, Van Vi, Viet Hung, or striker Gia Hung... having to face the all-Western squad of Nam Dinh Club is too much.

The aforementioned faces are inexperienced in international tournaments, rarely having to face 11 strong, solid and fast players. The image of Quang Kiet "suffocating" when facing Kyle Hudlin, or Hoang Anh and Viet Hung being overwhelmed by a Western midfield is an example.

At the same time, with pieces that rarely played together, the Vietnamese team played disorganized, lacked strategy, and had no consistent tactics.

Nam Dinh Club's foreign players are of very high quality.

PHOTO: NAM DINH CLUB

However, looking at it from a positive perspective, the new players of the Vietnam national team need to... win or lose, even lose heavily, to learn a lesson. Summoning many new players and putting them on the field in a match so difficult that even the main players have to struggle, is probably the coaching staff's intention in using people.

In a tough match, against a superior opponent, players with enough courage will show their qualities. In yesterday's match, there were faces who played hard (despite being overwhelmed), such as the cases of midfielders Hoang Anh and Viet Hung.

Positions began to swap, rotate personnel and compete to create a new look.

Keep up the good work

As the globalization trend has helped teams like Malaysia and Indonesia to be filled with players of European and South American origin, Southeast Asian football is no longer the story of small, skillful, and agile players, as Thailand and Vietnam have always been the leaders.

Currently, even at the AFF Cup, the Vietnamese team may have to face teams playing in the Netherlands, Spain, France or Italy. If they do not want to continue to be overwhelmed and lose heavily, the Vietnamese team needs to play friendly matches with opponents of equal caliber.

Kyle Hudlin (in white shirt) tormented the Vietnamese team's defense thanks to his superior class.

PHOTO: NAM DINH CLUB

After the defeat against Nam Dinh Club, the new players of the Vietnamese national team will compete with Hanoi Police Club (CAHN Club). The current National Super Cup champion is even an upgraded version of Nam Dinh Club. They have fewer foreign players, but their playing style is smoother and more cohesive, the midfield holds the ball well, while the forward line with Leo Artur and Alan Grafite made waves in the Southeast Asian playground last season.

Another difficult challenge, forcing both old and new players to work hard to cope. The risk of losing is very high, but in the midst of difficulties, the Vietnamese team needs to persevere in fighting, experimenting and not be afraid to apply new playing styles, boldly holding the ball to deploy the game, and coordinating to find space.

Every defeat is an experience. Coach Kim and his team have to learn a lot before they can "break" anything.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/doi-tuyen-viet-nam-thua-dam-cung-duoc-mien-co-bai-hoc-de-lon-185250905152910956.htm