Ahead of the 2023 Women's World Cup, the playing style of the Vietnamese women's team has been continuously introduced in the international media. The outstanding players in coach Mai Duc Chung's squad have also received special attention from foreign writers.
FIFA's homepage selected Huynh Nhu, Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy, Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha, Tran Thi Kim Thanh and Tran Thi Thuy Trang as players worth watching for the Vietnamese women's team. Meanwhile, AFC's homepage rated Huynh Nhu and Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung as the hope of the Vietnamese women's team at the 2023 Women's World Cup.
Goal even predicted the optimal lineup of the Vietnamese women's team at the 2023 Women's World Cup to include: Tran Thi Kim Thanh - Chuong Thi Kieu, Tran Thi Thu Thao, Tran Thi Thu, Nguyen Thi My Anh - Tran Thi Thuy Trang, Duong Thi Van, Thai Thi Thao, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung - Huynh Nhu.
However, Goal's prediction may be difficult to come true at the 2023 World Cup. Because coach Mai Duc Chung revealed that the Vietnamese women's team intends to play with a 5-4-1 formation instead of using a 4-defender system, because they will face strong opponents such as the US, the Netherlands and Portugal in Group E.
Interestingly, the Vietnamese women's team will prioritize defense at the 2023 World Cup, but the players highly regarded by international media are concentrated in the attack. Among the players expected by FIFA and AFC, only goalkeeper Kim Thanh will be present in the defense. Huynh Nhu, Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy, Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha, Tran Thi Thuy Trang, and Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung are all attacking midfielders or strikers.
With coach Mai Duc Chung building a 5-4-1 formation, the Vietnamese women's team will only have 3 attacking players. Meanwhile, the 5-man defense and the central midfielder pair will be prioritized for defensive duties.
Coach Mai Duc Chung also said that the Vietnamese women's team will boldly use young and agile players when facing opponents of a higher level. Therefore, Thuy Trang (34 years old) and Tuyet Dung (29 years old). In addition, center back Chuong Thi Kieu will find it difficult to start at the 2023 World Cup because she has not fully recovered from her injury.
Looking at the Vietnamese women's team lineup in two particularly important matches recently, the SEA Games 32 final against Myanmar (won 2-0) and the friendly match against the German women's team (lost 1-2), coach Mai Duc Chung seems to have formed a framework for the 2023 World Cup.
The players who started in both matches included: goalkeeper Tran Thi Kim Thanh; two central defenders Tran Thi Thu and Le Thi Diem My; right defender Tran Thi Thu Thao, left defender Hoang Thi Loan; midfielder Nguyen Thi Bich Thuy.
In the central midfield position, coach Mai Duc Chung tends to choose the duo with strong fighting ability, Thai Thi Thao - Tran Thi Hai Linh in the final of SEA Games 32 and Duong Thi Van - Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang in the starting lineup against the German women's team. Most likely, the experienced duo Thai Thi Thao - Duong Thi Van will be given priority for use at the 2023 Women's World Cup.
Captain Huynh Nhu is the number 1 choice for the striker position and will only miss the match against the German women's team due to injury. Coach Mai Duc Chung may choose Hai Yen, Tuyet Dung or Thanh Nha to join Huynh Nhu and Bich Thuy to form a trident in the attack of the Vietnamese women's team, depending on the opponent.
The biggest unknown in the Vietnamese women's team is the third defender position, alongside Diem My and Tran Thi Thu. In the context that Chuong Thi Kieu has not reached her best physical condition, Tran Thi Thuy Nga was used in the final of SEA Games 32 while Luong Thi Thu Thuong played against the German women's team.
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