Coach Gong Oh-kuyn used Van Thanh as left forward, coach Troussier was both happy and worried.

Van Thanh is experiencing the most successful period of his career since moving to the CAHN team. Although the police team has gone through 4 coaches, Van Thanh is still a player who has maintained his form.

Since the time of Coach Paulo Foiani, Flavio Cruz, Tran Tien Dai and now Coach Gong Oh-kyun, the defender from Thai Binh has always been an irreplaceable player. In addition to his continuous starting position, Van Thanh at CAHN Club is a much more perfect version than when he played at his old team HAGL. Because the 27-year-old player was tested in many positions by the coaches at CAHN, from which Van Thanh's new qualities and new skills began to be revealed.

Van Thanh creates great confidence at CAHN Club

Left back, right back, central midfielder, right forward and under coach Gong Oh-kyun, left forward. In the CAHN squad, no one can play as many positions as Van Thanh. The versatility of the former HAGL player has helped previous coaches and current coach Gong Oh-kyun become more versatile and flexible in the way they operate tactical diagrams. Each match is a different role. His impressive performance at the CAHN team, along with his versatility, has helped Van Thanh completely convince coach Philippe Troussier.

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Right before the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup, the French coach was forced to call back Van Thanh, even though the 68-year-old captain had previously "ignored" the HAGL player in 3 consecutive training sessions. Not having much time to work with the French coach like Truong Tien Anh and Ho Van Cuong, Van Thanh immediately took the starting position in the last 2 matches against the Philippines and Iraq.

Van Thanh in the Vietnamese national team jersey

It can be said that the right-back position is a serious headache for coach Philippe Troussier in the Vietnam national team. Ho Tan Tai was not called up, Truong Tien Anh is always doubted about his skills, Ho Van Cuong does not get to play much for his club, now coach Philippe Troussier is putting all his trust in Van Thanh.

However, although Van Thanh is playing very well at the club, his best position is not as a right-back, but as a left-winger. Maybe that helps coach Philippe Troussier have more options in the forward line, but looking at the right-back position, there is no one better than Van Thanh.

The fact that Van Thanh is playing so well in new positions at the club will make coach Philippe Troussier both happy and worried. Happy for his student's impressive performance, worried about how Van Thanh will perform in his old role and position after a period of playing well at the club in a new role when he returns to the Vietnam national team.

But anyway, Van Thanh's versatility also helps coach Philippe Troussier have more options in all 3 lines. In the full-back position, Van Thanh can play left or right. In the midfield area, the player born in 1996 can play the role of a midfielder who holds the rhythm and recovers the ball well. In the opponent's final ⅓ of the field, Van Thanh has performed very well in the role of right striker in the early V-League 2023 season, and the position of left striker in the early V-League 2023 - 2024 season. Hopefully, Van Thanh's versatility will help the Vietnamese team become more diverse and coach Troussier will also have more options, in the context that all 3 lines of the Vietnamese team, each position is facing different problems.

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