Cong Phuong exploded in Binh Phuoc Club's shirt with 4 goals and 2 assists.
Vietnam National Team: Regrettable Absences
On November 18, Coach Kim Sang-sik announced that 30 players will join the Vietnam national team to prepare for the 2024 AFF Cup (not including the group of Nam Dinh Club players with international matches) and will join the team after the training team returns from Korea.
This list witnessed the shocking absence of familiar names such as Que Ngoc Hai, Do Hung Dung, Nguyen Phong Hong Duy along with the player who is playing outstandingly in the first division, striker Cong Phuong.
In addition, for various reasons, coach Kim Sang-sik also did not call up many other notable names, enough to create a very competitive Vietnamese team.
Coach Kim Sang-sik is giving many opportunities to young players like Vi Hao.
In goal, we have the duo Patrik Le Giang and Nguyen Minh Toan, who are two goalkeepers with extremely outstanding performance in the V-League in the past few seasons. They both have good physique, quick reflexes, control the penalty area effectively and are very good in one-on-one situations.
If the Vietnamese-Slovak player Patrik Le Giang does not have a Vietnamese passport, then Minh Toan, after being called up several times in the first half of coach Philippe Troussier's reign, later lost his spot to Dinh Trieu (Hai Phong Club).
In terms of talent and form, Minh Toan can completely start for any V-League team. His minus point, perhaps, comes from his ability to play football with his feet.
In the 3-4-3 formation, we will have a trio of central defenders Que Ngoc Hai, Nguyen Minh Tung and Nguyen Huu Tuan, with Tran Dinh Trong, Hoang Van Khanh, Nguyen Thanh Long and Duong Van Hao as substitutes, all of whom have the physique and experience to have been selected for the national team.
Coach Kim Sang-sik has full authority to decide
Hung Dung will be absent from AFF Cup 2024
On the two wings, Nguyen Phong Hong Duy and Vo Minh Trong will take turns to control the left wing, while on the right wing, former captain of Ho Chi Minh City Club Ngo Tung Quoc plays very consistently, and on the bench is Ho Van Cuong of SLNA.
Like Ngoc Hai in the center of defense, Do Hung Dung is a regrettable name in the center of midfield, next to Vo Hoang Minh Khoa who is playing extremely well for Binh Duong Club. The competition in this area is very high, when Cao Van Trien, Luong Xuan Truong, Nguyen Minh Vuong have both "literature and martial arts" to adjust the playing style to focus on competition, strength or creativity.
On the attack line, fans will definitely vote for the starting position for Cong Phuong (4 goals, 1 assist for Binh Phuoc Club), alongside veteran Van Quyet who is still playing brilliantly and has just set a record of 117 goals in the V-League.
Van Quyet has proactively said goodbye to the Vietnamese team.
In the right winger position, we have many diverse options including the Binh Duong Club duo Nguyen Tran Viet Cuong, Nguyen Thanh Nhan or Lam Ti Phong, A Mit (Thanh Hoa Club), Huu Son (Hai Phong Club).
With this squad, if put in the hands of a truly talented coach, it will create a quality team that is very difficult to defeat. Of course, as mentioned, coach Kim Sang-sik did not name them for many reasons such as form, fitness, and suitability in playing style.
Although regretful, the decision of the Korean coach needs to be respected because more than anyone else, he will be the first person responsible for the results of the Vietnamese team at the AFF Cup 2024.
Let's hope that the team will gather at VFF on November 21, after 2 weeks of training in Korea, to bring a positive image to the Vietnamese team with the goal of at least repeating the achievement of reaching the AFGF Cup final like 2 years ago.
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