Stars in top form in the first round
Previously, former coach of the Vietnam national team, Mr. Phan Thanh Hung, assessed: "Perhaps the fact that the V-League 2024-2025 has not yet started has caused many pillars of the national team to not reach their best physical condition and form in recent friendly matches."
Sharing the same opinion with coach Phan Thanh Hung, football expert Doan Minh Xuong commented: “It is true that in the recent loss to the Thai team, the Vietnamese team showed that our foundation is not as good as our opponent. Vietnamese football also used up all its talent for that match. However, objectively, it can be seen that the long break between the two seasons, while the new 2024-2025 season has not yet started, has made it impossible for the players to reach good form when competing with Russia and Thailand.”
The return of V-League is necessary for the Vietnamese team before the AFF Cup
The above comments also mean that, when the V-League season starts round 1 on September 14 and 15, the performance and fitness of Vietnamese players from now until the AFF Cup 2024 will be improved, because they will be able to compete regularly every week, escaping the situation of "practicing alone".
Right in the first round, some of the brightest stars of domestic football spoke up. First was the number 1 striker of Vietnamese football, Nguyen Tien Linh. The leading striker of Binh Duong Football Club showed his sharpness with a double goal against Thanh Hoa, helping Binh Duong defeat the Thanh team right on the opponent's field.
Tien Linh played well, his teammates in the national team and the Southeast team, Que Ngoc Hai and Ho Tan Tai, also played well, contributing to the victory against Thanh Hoa. The duo Tien Linh and Que Ngoc Hai were the ones who combined to create the goal against Thailand on September 10.
Tien Linh shines brightly, helping Binh Duong Club have an emotional victory over Thanh Hoa
Expectations for the transformation of the Vietnamese team at the AFF Cup
Another duo, Nguyen Quang Hai and Phan Van Duc, also performed well in the match between Hanoi Police Club (CAHN) and Hai Phong at Lach Tray Stadium. Quang Hai was the one who made the decisive pass, helping foreign player Artur De Melo open the score for CAHN in the 29th minute.
Quang Hai then had another extremely sharp pass for Phan Van Duc to rush down and face goalkeeper Dinh Trieu of Hai Phong in the second half. But then, the former goalkeeper of the Vietnamese national team, Nguyen Dinh Trieu, was also too excellent in this situation, so Phan Van Duc could not score the second goal for CAHN.
Phan Van Duc and Quang Hai had impressive performances in round 1 of V-League.
Some other players also played quite well in the opening round of V-League, including Thanh Chung, Xuan Manh, Hung Dung at Hanoi FC. Mr. Hien's team won against the current runner-up Binh Dinh with the only goal scored by former national player Nguyen Van Quyet.
On the other hand, the group of stars who have not reached their peak performance after round 1 include midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc and striker Nham Manh Dung of The Cong Viettel. These national players and former national players were pale against Ho Chi Minh City Club. Hong Duy and Tuan Anh from Nam Dinh also could not shine on Ha Tinh's field, causing Nam Dinh to receive a surprising 0-1 defeat against coach Nguyen Thanh Cong's team.
However, this is only the opening round of the new season. Expectations that the above stars will improve their performance in the upcoming rounds remain, so that by the time the AFF Cup 2024 kicks off in December, all national team players will be in good form, helping the Vietnamese team transform compared to the most recent series of friendly matches.
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