How is Mr. Phuong's performance ?
On October 19, Nguyen Cong Phuong made his debut for his new team Binh Phuoc in the 2024-2025 National Cup against Ho Chi Minh City Youth Club. It only took him 5 minutes to score his first goal in front of coach Kim Sang-sik. The Korean captain went down to the field and encouraged Cong Phuong after the match, but that cannot say that Phuong's door to the national team is completely open. Obviously, the path back to the national team for the former star will still be full of thorns.
Cong Phuong (left) will have the opportunity to compete with Tien Linh at the AFF Cup 2024 if he proves his ability.
A rookie striker scoring in the 5th minute naturally brought joy to the fans. The team won by a minimum margin, Cong Phuong was the brightest star. But in the frame of reference of experts, it is difficult to say that Nguyen Cong Phuong played well. We will have to carefully analyze the performance of number 70 (Phuong chose a relatively special shirt number) through specific parameters. 58 minutes of playing on the field, after the beautiful opening goal, Cong Phuong had 2 more times to penetrate the penalty area of the Ho Chi Minh City Youth team. A breakthrough situation and a left-footed shot but the ball went over the bar and a breakthrough pass in the middle of the field failed.
Coach Kim Sang-sik attended the match with Cong Phuong
In terms of individual technique, the goal was a basic and beautiful finish in CP70's signature style, the left foot extension without momentum was also quite impressive. But in terms of individual tactics, the former HAGL striker has not created much good connection between the midfield and the highest player on the attack line, Le Thanh Binh.
But we must also sympathize with the striker from Nghe An when he has gone through extremely difficult days in his career. Since accepting not to compete in the AFF Cup 2022 to join Yokohama FC in January 2023, Cong Phuong has only played 3 times for the Japanese team with extremely limited minutes. During that time, the former star of HAGL JMG only scored 1 goal at Thien Truong Stadium in the match between the Vietnamese team and Palestine in September 2023. And the moment CP70 exploded at Binh Phuoc Stadium in his debut was also the player's 2nd goal in more than 2 years. But anyway, Cong Phuong's fans are still very happy because their idol has had a good integration process with the new club and more specifically, CP70 still has very classy scoring skills.
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The fact that Vietnamese football stars choose to play in the first division creates many different opinions. Of course, each person will have their own perspective, but from my personal point of view, I can somewhat understand their decisions. For Cong Phuong, Hoang Duc or Van Lam, perhaps this is just a temporary setback for them. In their personal development plans or the team's efforts, the future goal of these talents is certainly still V-League or the national team.
The problem is that with the matches in the first division (which may not be of high professional quality), do the stars have enough standards and skills to join the Vietnamese team at the AFF Cup 2024? The answer to Van Lam and Hoang Duc is yes, because they are official members of the framework built by coach Kim Sang-sik. Duc and Lam themselves have shown their ability and level. Hoang Duc scored in the friendly match against India, and in the National Cup, Van Lam saved 2 penalties to help the first division Ninh Binh team overcome Ho Chi Minh City Club - a team in the V-League.
As for Cong Phuong, whether or not he can be called up to the national team depends entirely on his efforts and ability to improve his skills. Coach Kim's appearance at Binh Phuoc Stadium is not a coincidence. Obviously, when the Vietnamese team has only had 1 victory and the attack has only scored 6 goals in 5 matches under Coach Kim Sang-sik, of course, it is still necessary to add quality strikers.
In theory, Cong Phuong is 29 years old, still in the period where he can improve his performance to continue to progress. Phuong's position and playing style are also quite suitable in the role of a bridge between the midfield and the strikers. Especially in the context of Van Quyet saying goodbye to the national team, opportunities will open up for players like Cong Phuong. The important thing is that the striker from Nghe An will have to seriously demonstrate his determination and desire, and make remarkable progress in terms of expertise in the Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc shirt before thinking about returning to the Vietnam national team.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/chuyen-cong-phuong-va-co-hoi-tro-lai-doi-tuyen-viet-nam-185241021162328866.htm
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