Viettel Club only got 1 point against SLNA in the opening match of V-League 2023-2024.
Duc Chien is playing impressively for Viettel.
The player who brought the only goal for the army team in the match at Vinh stadium was midfielder Nguyen Duc Chien.
This is the first goal of the Hai Duong star in V-League this year, if counting last season he had a total of 8 goals.
Last season, Duc Chien ranked 3rd in the list of domestic and naturalized players with the most goals, just behind Hoang Vu Samson and Van Quyet.
Surprisingly, these are statistics for a midfielder, not an attacking player.
Duc Chien often starts in the lowest position of midfield and coaches always demand from him the ability to intercept and defend.
But with a height of 1m84 and a "guardian" body, the player born in 1995 also proves to be very dangerous in aerial combat.
Not only tall, Duc Chien is also cunning, intelligent and has an impressive sense of space.
A typical example of this is the goal against SLNA on the afternoon of October 22.
From a corner kick from his teammate, the star player from Viettel ran into position, pressed the ball and neatly finished into the opponent's net like a foreign striker.
Under coach Park Hang-seo, Duc Chien is still given priority to play as a defensive midfielder.
But the 25-year-old's advantage is that he can play in any position when asked by the coach, including winger.
Therefore, there was a time when he was considered a versatile warrior of coach Park Hang-seo.
Returning to the current Vietnam team, in 6 matches under coach Troussier, the red shirt players have only scored 4 goals.
This is a very unimpressive statistic for a team that pursues an attacking control philosophy like the Vietnam team.
The pillars in the attack line such as Tien Linh, Cong Phuong, Van Toan and Tuan Hai are not playing well.
This is also a problem that gives coach Troussier a headache.
Duc Chien's continuous shining in Viettel's shirt is a good suggestion for the French coach at this difficult time.
Coach Troussier can fully utilize Duc Chien's ability to solve the goal thirst for the Vietnam team.
But it must also be said that, if anything, this is only a temporary solution for Mr. Troussier.
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