Cong Phuong will compete with Van Toan for a position in the attack line.
The Vietnamese team entered the friendly match with the Hong Kong team with a very strong squad, in terms of starting players, except for the number 1 striker Nguyen Tien Linh who was injured and was replaced by Nguyen Van Tung.
Nguyen Van Tung was one of the best players of the Vietnam U.22 team at the 32nd SEA Games, with 5 goals in Cambodia, out of a total of 11 times coach Philippe Troussier's players scored against their opponents.
But with only 1 goal after 11 appearances after 2 V-League seasons for Hanoi FC, it is clear that the position of center forward in the Vietnam national team is still too big for the boy born in 2001.
Although Van Tung tried very hard, facing an experienced defense that played strongly and was very annoying, he could not create a breakthrough in the Vietnamese team's attack at Lach Tray.
Van Toan is in good form and promises to make a difference against Syria.
His replacement, striker Dinh Thanh Binh of HAGL Club, also played with great effort, moving and attacking energetically but still could not keep up with the midfield, preventing the Vietnamese team from scoring more goals from several opportunities in the second half.
With Tien Linh not playing in the friendly match with Syria, coach Philippe Troussier has added impressive names to the Vietnamese team, including Cong Phuong, Van Toan, and Manh Dung.
In addition, he also called up to the first team alongside very good attacking defender Van Thanh, goalkeeper Minh Toan along with 3 names from U.23 Vietnam: goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet, midfielder Nguyen Thai Son, Nguyen Duc Phu.
So at this time, the Vietnamese team has a very rich attack line with Cong Phuong, Van Toan, Tuan Hai, Van Tung, Manh Dung besides Van Khang, Ngoc Quang, Lam Ti Phong, Quang Hai.
Van Tung finishes against Hong Kong's defense
Among these, young players like Van Tung and Manh Dung will directly compete with seniors Cong Phuong and Van Toan for the position of center forward if Mr. Troussier continues to apply the 3-4-3 formation.
Our opponent, the Syrian team, is considered stronger, ranked 90th in the world, 5 places above the Vietnamese team. In particular, this team with great strength and physical strength will be "upgraded" by the guidance of experienced coach Hector Cuper.
Regardless of the unwanted title of "runner-up king", coach Hector Cuper with the record of helping Valencia reach the Champions League final twice (1999-2000, 2000-2001) and many other finals in Europe is truly a famous talented name.
Therefore, if he wants to have good performances and results, coach Philippe Troussier, in addition to the intention of rejuvenation, will have to seriously consider using experienced players who played in the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup such as Cong Phuong, Van Toan or Van Thanh.
Tuan Hai is one of the players who runs the most on the Vietnamese team.
If Van Thanh is playing explosively for Hanoi FC in both the defender and right midfielder roles, Cong Phuong exploded and scored the only goal in the friendly match against Hai Phong FC on June 17.
Van Toan is considered to have the best performance and performance among the three Vietnamese players currently playing abroad. Looking at Quang Hai's impressive performance against Hong Kong, we can expect the "son of the wind god" to have moves that will stir up the stands at Thien Truong Stadium.
Winning 1-0 against Hong Kong but being considered "not enough", the Vietnamese team received a lot of pressure as fans were used to winning and craved a beautiful victory.
Therefore, it is likely that coach Philippe Troussier will use the experience of Cong Phuong, Van Toan, Van Thanh to combine with Quang Hai, Hoang Duc, Tuan Anh to create a combative squad.
It is very likely that this will be the starting lineup in the friendly match with Syria by veteran coach Hector Cuper at Thien Truong Stadium with more than 30,000 spectators, before Mr. Troussier tests in the second half new players Ngoc Quang, Hai Huy, Ti Phong, Thai Son, Duc Phu, Van Toan...
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